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    The Life of Popper

    It seems that Popper and his wife, Josephine Henninger, were very close. He had a generous heart and a soft spot for children, even though they never had any of their own. Popper was born in Vienna, Austria on July 28, 1902, where his remains were returned after his death on September 17, 1994. He was buried with his wife who he lovingly called, "Hennie."

  • On Questions of Method in the Psychology of Thinking

    In 1918, Popper started attended lectures in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and psychology as a guest student at the University of Vienna. He eventually joined the school as a normal student in 1922 to become an elementary school teacher for socially endangered children. In 1928, Popper earned a doctorate in psychology. His thesis was titled "On Questions of Method in the Psychology of Thinking."

  • The Logic of Scientific Discovery

    Popper believed that theories can never be proven, only disproven, a concept commonly known as falsification. He rejected the traditional views on the scientific method. In 1934 he published his first book, "The Logic of Scientific Discovery," in which presented the idea of falsification. "The absence of contradictory evidence thereby becomes corroboration of his theory" (Brittanica, 2021). This became the model for the modern scientific method and classifications of the sciences.

  • The Open Society and Its Enemies

    In 1937, Karl Popper was finally able to secure an academic position in New Zealand in his flee from Nazism. He became a lecturer at Canterbury University College and was able to write and publish his second book, "The Open Society and Its Enemies." In the book, he criticizes theories of teleological historicism and accuses Plato, Hegel, and Marx as being totalitarian for relying on historicism for their political philosophies.

  • Professor of Logic and Scientific Method

    After WWII, Popper moved to the United Kingdom to become a reader at the London School of Economics. In 1949, he was appointed professor of logic and scientific method.

  • Citations

    Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Karl Popper". Encyclopedia Britannica, Invalid Date, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Popper. Accessed 26 September 2021.
    Wikipedia contributors. (2021, September 20). Karl Popper. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper