Popper, Karl R.
Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415285940
- author:
- Popper, Karl R.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 688
- Dimensions:
- 12.95 x 3.56 x 19.81 centimetres
- Genre:
- Epistemology, theory of knowledge
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Karl Popper's Conjectures and Refutations is a seminal work that explores the growth of scientific knowledge and its application to politics and history. At its core, the book presents a fundamental idea: our knowledge, aims, and standards evolve through an ongoing process of trial and error.
This insightful work provides a clear and accessible statement of Popper's key concept, one that has guided his work and continues to shape philosophical debates. By examining the nature of scientific inquiry and its relationship to politics and history, Popper offers a nuanced understanding of how knowledge is developed and refined.
First published in 2002, this second edition of Conjectures and Refutations remains a vital contribution to the fields of philosophy, epistemology, and the history of science.
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