Author : Karl Raimund Popper
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 30,60 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Historicism
ISBN : 9780415278461
Hailed on publication in 1957 as 'probably the only book published this year that will outlive the century', this is a devastating criticism of the idea that there are fixed laws in history and that human beings are able to predict them.
Author : Karl Popper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 21,76 MB
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1135972214
On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.' A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it has inspired generations of readers, intellectuals and policy makers. One of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War, it is a searing insight into the ideas of this great thinker.
Author : Karl Raimund Popper
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 37,17 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Historicism
ISBN : 0415278457
Hailed on publication in 1957 as 'probably the only book published this year that will outlive the century', this is a devastating criticism of the idea that there are fixed laws in history and that human beings are able to predict them.On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.'A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it has inspired generations of readers, intellectuals and policy makers. One of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War, it is a searing insight into the ideas of this great thinker.
Author : Karl Raimund Popper
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
ISBN : 9780415285940
Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history. It provides one of the clearest and most accessible statements of the fundamental idea that guided his work: not only our knowledge, but our aims and our standards, grow through an unending process of trial and error.
Author : Karl Marx
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,8 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781015736344
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Karl Popper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1135972982
'Never before has there been so many and such dreadful weapons in so many irresponsible hands.' - Karl Popper, from the Preface All Life is Problem Solving is a stimulating and provocative selection of Popper's writings on his main preoccupations during the last twenty-five years of his life. This collection illuminates Popper's process of working out key formulations in his theory of science, and indicates his view of the state of the world at the end of the Cold War and after the collapse of communism.
Author : Jeremy Shearmur
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 27,28 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134861664
The Political Thought of Karl Popper offers a controversial treatment of Popper's ideas about politics, informed by Shearmur's personal knowledge of Popper together with research on unpublished material in the Popper archive at the Hoover Institute. While sympathetic to Popper's overall approach, Shearmur offers criticism of some of his ideas and suggests that political conclusions should be drawn from Popper's ideas which differ from Popper's own views. Shearmur introduces Popper's political ideas by way of a discussion of their development, which draws upon archive material. He then offers a critical survey of some of the themes from his Open Society and Poverty of Historicism, and discusses the political significance of some of his later philosophical ideas. Wider themes within Popper's philosophy are drawn on to offer striking critical re-interpretations of his ethical ideas and social theory. The book concludes with a discussion which suggests that Popper's views should have been closer to classical liberalism than they in fact were.
Author : E. P. P. Thompson
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 34,69 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1583675345
This classic collection of essays by E.P. Thompson, one of England’s most renowned socialist voices, remains a staple text in the history of Marxist theory. The bulk of the book is dedicated to Thompson’s famous polemic against Louis Althusser and what he considers the reductionism and authoritarianism of Althusserian structuralism. In lively and erudite prose, Thompson argues for a self-critical and unapologetically humanist Marxist tradition. Also included are three essays of considerable importance to the development of the New Left.
Author : Karl Popper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 2005-11-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1134470029
Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to this day.
Author : Malachi Haim Hacohen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 21,22 MB
Release : 2002-03-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521890557
This 2001 biography reassesses philosopher Karl Popper's life and works within the context of interwar Vienna.
