ISBN:
9781787350397
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1787350398
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9781787350410
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178735038X
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178735041X
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1787350401
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9781787350403
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9781787350380
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
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Popper, Karl R
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Popper, Karl R
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Science Philosophy
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Science
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History of Western philosophy
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Humanities
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Language
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linguistics
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Philosophy of language
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Philosophy
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Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
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PHILOSOPHY ; General
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Science ; Philosophy
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Popper, Karl R
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Electronic books
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Popper, Karl R. 1902-1994
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Online-Ressource
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction2.2 Karl Popper; 2.3 Refutation of bare falsificationism; 2.4 Refutation of dressed falsificationism; 2.5 From falsificationism to aim-oriented empiricism; 2.6 Aim-oriented empiricism: an improvement over falsificationism; 2.7 Thomas Kuhn; 2.8 Imre Lakatos; 3 Einstein, aim-oriented empiricism, and the discovery of special and general relativity; 3.1 Einstein's new method of discovery; 3.2 The discovery of special relativity; 3.3 Einstein's discovery of general relativity; 3.4 Did Einstein really employ aim-oriented empiricism?; 3.5 Einstein and quantum theory
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction2.2 Karl Popper; 2.3 Refutation of bare falsificationism; 2.4 Refutation of dressed falsificationism; 2.5 From falsificationism to aim-oriented empiricism; 2.6 Aim-oriented empiricism: an improvement over falsificationism; 2.7 Thomas Kuhn; 2.8 Imre Lakatos; 3 Einstein, aim-oriented empiricism, and the discovery of special and general relativity; 3.1 Einstein's new method of discovery; 3.2 The discovery of special relativity; 3.3 Einstein's discovery of general relativity; 3.4 Did Einstein really employ aim-oriented empiricism?; 3.5 Einstein and quantum theory
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5.8 Alternative versions of aim-oriented empiricism5.9 The circularity problem solved; 5.10 Conclusions; 6 Comprehensibility rather than beauty; 6.1 Beauty or comprehensibility?; 6.2 The model of the aesthetic induction; 6.3 Comparison of the two views; 6.4 Assessment; 7 A mug's game? Solving the problem of induction with metaphysical presuppositions; 7.1 Aim-oriented empiricism and the problem of induction; 7.2 How aim-oriented empiricism solves the problem of induction; 7.3 Two versions of critical rationalism; 7.4 The practical problem of induction
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7.5 Cosmological conjectures need acknowledgement and improvement8 Does probabilism solve the great quantum mystery?; 8.1 Orthodox quantum theory is the best and worst of theories; 8.2 Probabilism to the rescue; 8.3 Further questions; 8.4 Quantum confusions a part of a historical pattern; 9 Science, reason, knowledge and wisdom: a critique of specialism; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Universalism; 9.3 Specialism; 9.4 Universalism, specialism and intellectual standards; 9.5 Specialism: its dominance and untenability; 9.6 Why does specialism prevail?; 9.7 Universalism, knowledge and wisdom
Abstract:
Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of figures; Prologue: An idea to help save the world; Introduction; 1 Karl Raimund Popper; 1.1 Life; 1.2 Early work; 1.3 The Logic of Scientific Discovery; 1.4 Criticism; 1.5 The Open Society; 1.6 The Poverty of Historicism; 1.7 At the LSE; 1.8 Conjectures and Refutations; 1.9 The basic argument running through Popper's early work; 1.10 Popper's later work; 1.11 Quantum Theory; 1.12 Final years and reputation; Select bibliography of works by Popper; 2 Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos and aim-oriented empiricism
Abstract:
Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of figures; Prologue: An idea to help save the world; Introduction; 1 Karl Raimund Popper; 1.1 Life; 1.2 Early work; 1.3 The Logic of Scientific Discovery; 1.4 Criticism; 1.5 The Open Society; 1.6 The Poverty of Historicism; 1.7 At the LSE; 1.8 Conjectures and Refutations; 1.9 The basic argument running through Popper's early work; 1.10 Popper's later work; 1.11 Quantum Theory; 1.12 Final years and reputation; Select bibliography of works by Popper; 2 Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos and aim-oriented empiricism
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