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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery

Routledge, 2002 plus...

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8

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Innovative
  • Scientific

Recommendation

To understand how science works, read Karl Popper’s philosophical classic, first published in German in 1935 and then in English in 1959. Though it’s challenging, you’ll understand why it was seminal to the philosophy of science in the 20th century. Popper’s argument about the central role of “falsifiability” – that scientists test theories by attempting to falsify them – is essential. Popper’s writing is quite lucid. However, in addressing the nature of knowledge, he assumes the reader is familiar with epistemological reasoning and a range of theorists. getAbstract recommends Popper’s groundbreaking, influential treatise to scientists, academics and anyone interested in the ground rules of philosophy, science or knowledge.

Take-Aways

  • Scientists create statements and test them. They try to make their statements “reproducible and testable.”
  • In the empirical sciences, researchers test theories by attempting to falsify them.
  • “Falsifiability” is central to empirical sciences and distinguishes them from other fields.

About the Author

Austrian-British philosopher and professor Sir Karl Raimund Popper (1902–1994) was one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers of science.


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