| Description |
xv, 480 pages : portrait ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The critical approach to philosophy Rationality versus the theory of rationality / William W. Bartley, III -- Reflections on Karl Popper's epistemology / Paul Bernays -- What Hume might have said to Kant / Herbert Feigl -- Strength, confirmation, compatibility / Jerzy Giedymin -- A question about Plato's theory of ideas / R.M. Hare -- Popper and Wittgenstein / Peter Munz -- Confirmation, the paradoxes, and positivism / John W.N. Watkins -- Some overlooked aspects of Popper's contributions to philosophy, logic, and scientific method / J.O Wisdom -- pt. 2. The critical approach to logic and mathematics : the elimination of variables by regular combinators / Haskell B. Curry -- On Popper's use of the notion of absolute logical probability / William Kneale -- Aristotle's theory of modal syllogisms and its interpretation / Nicholas Rescher -- Logical terminology and theory of meaning / Gerold Stahl -- pt. 3. Critical approach to science Nature of scientific problems and their roots in metaphysics / Joseph Agassi -- On the problems of truth and understanding in science / David Bohm -- The mach principle / P.W. Bridgman -- Phenomenological theories / Mario Bunge -- The simple laws of science and history / J.T. Davies -- The neurophysiological basis of experience / J.C. Eccles -- Realism and instrumentalism: comments on the logic of factual support / Paul K. Feyerabend -- Observation and the quantum / O.R. Frisch -- Popper on irreversibility / Adolf Grünbaum -- The theory of complex phenomena / F.A. Hayek -- The agreement between mathematics and physical phenomena / Jean Ullmo -- On the reality of elementary particles / Wolfgang Yourgrau -- pt. 4. The critical approach to society and history : social science and moral philosophy / Hans Albert -- Popper and the critical philosophy of history / W.B. Gallie -- The open society and its enemies / Pieter Geyl -- The traditions of general knowledge / Ernst H. Gombrich -- Philosophy of history before historicism / George H. Nadel |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies. "Writings of Karl R. Popper": p. 473-480 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Subject |
Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994.
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Popper, Karl, Sir, 1902-1994
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Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
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Philosophy.
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Physics.
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Science -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994.
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| LC no. |
64011220 |
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