1st Edition
Karl Popper Critical Appraisals
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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One of the most original thinkers of the century, Karl Popper has inspired generations of philosophers, historians, and politicians. This collection of papers, specially written for this volume, offers fresh philosophical examination of key themes in Popper's philosophy, including philosophy of knowledge, science and political philosophy. Drawing from some of Popper's most important works,... Read more
Introduction, Philip Catton, Graham Macdonald; Chapter 1 How Popper (Might Have) Solved the Problem of Induction, Alan Musgrave; Chapter 2 Popper’s Conventionalism, Semiha Ak?nc?; Chapter 3 Constructive Criticism, Philip Catton; Chapter 4 The Many Faces of Popper’s Methodological Approach to Prediction, Wenceslao J. Gonzalez; Chapter 5 Popper Versus Analytical Philosophy?, Jeremy Shearmur; Chapter 6 My Adventure with Popper and Wittgenstein, Peter Munz; Chapter 7 An Epistemic Free-Riding Problem?, Christian List, Philip Pettit; Chapter 8 The Role of Experience in Popper’s Philosophy of Science and Political Philosophy, Graham Macdonald; Chapter 9 Popper’s Politics, Alan Ryan; Chapter 10 The Open Society Revisited, Anthony O’Hear; Chapter 11 Tribalism and The Myth of the Framework, Jeremy Waldron;
Biography
Graham Macdonald is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Philip Catton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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