Popper's Theory of Science
An Apologia
Published on 8. June 2006
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-8264-9026-1 (ISBN)
Description
Popper's theory of science has been widely misunderstood and poorly represented in the literature on philosophy of science, over the last three decades. This book discusses the main issues in Popper's theory of science and, after giving a careful characterization of each issue, examines the main objections that have been raised against them and offers ways of circumventing them. It demonstrates that Popper's theory can guide us again to a better understanding of the aim and the structure of science.
Reviews / Votes
"'Karl Popper is one of the most important figures in the philosophy of science in the 20th century... This thorough, careful examination of central elements of his theory of science makes a very useful and welcome contribution to the study of Popper's work.' Kirk Ludwig, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Florida"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9026-1 (9780826490261)
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Additional editions
E-Book
06/2006
1st Edition
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€189.99
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Person
Dr Carlos Garcia is at the University of Florida. Previously he was professor at two universities in Colombia. He's written three books in Spanish on the philosophy of science.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Solution to the Problem of Induction; 3. Falsifiability; 4. Corroboration; 5. Versimilitude; 6. Epilogue.