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Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
Karl Popper
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Description for Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
Paperback. One of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, it provides the clearest statement of the fundamental idea that guided his work: that our knowledge grows by an unending process of trial and error. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 690.
Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history. It provides one of the clearest and most accessible statements of the fundamental idea that guided his work: not only our knowledge, but our aims and our standards, grow through an unending process of trial and error.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415285940
SKU
V9780415285940
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About Karl Popper
Karl Popper (1902-1994). Philosopher, born in Vienna. One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.
Reviews for Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
'The central thesis of the essays and lectures gathered together in this stimulating volume is that our knowledge, and especially our scientific knowledge, progresses by unjustified (and unjustifiable) anticipations, by guesses, by tentative solutions to our problems, in a word by conjectures. Professor Popper puts forward his views with a refreshing self-confidence.' - The Times Literary Supplement 'Professor Popper ... Read more