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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Karl R Popper |
| ISBN: | 0415278430 9780415278430 0415278449 9780415278447 |
| OCLC Number: | 48533950 |
| Language Note: | Translated from the German. |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York : Basic Books, 1959. |
| Description: | xxvii, 513 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | A survey of some fundamental problems -- On the problem of a theory of scientific method -- Theories -- Falsifiability -- The problem of the empirical basis -- Degrees of testability -- Simplicity -- Probability -- Some observations on quantum theory -- Corroboration, or how a theory stands up to tests. |
| Series Title: | Routledge classics. |
| Other Titles: | Logik der Forschung. |
| Responsibility: | Karl Popper. |
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Abstract:
First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written in the 20th century.
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'One of the most important documents of the twentieth century.' -- Peter Medawar, New Scientist
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