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Karl Popper
British philosopher
Also known as: Sir Karl Raimund Popper
Karl Popper
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History & Society
- In full:
- Sir Karl Raimund Popper
- Notable Works:
- “The Logic of Scientific Discovery”
- Subjects Of Study:
- scientific method
- criterion of falsifiability
- induction
- On the Web:
- Centre for Digital Philosophy - PhilArchive - Karl Raimund Popper (Apr. 02, 2024)
Karl Popper (born July 28, 1902, Vienna, Austria—died September 17, 1994, Croydon, Greater London, England) was an Austrian-born British philosopher of natural and social science who subscribed to anti-determinist metaphysics, believing that knowledge evolves from experience of the mind. Although his first book, Logik der Forschung (1934; The Logic of Scientific Discovery), was published by the Vienna Circle of logical positivists, Popper rejected their inductive empiricism and developmental historicism. After studying mathematics, physics, and psychology at the University of Vienna, he taught philosophy at Canterbury University College, New Zealand (1937–45). In 1945 he became a reader in logic at the ...(100 of 273 words)