The logic of scientific discovery
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The logic of scientific discovery
(Routledge classics)
Routledge, 2002
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Logik der Forschung
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"Logik der Forschung first published 1935 by Verlag von Julius Springer, Vienna, Austria. First English edition published 1959 by Hutchinson & Co.. First published by Routledge 1992"--T.p. verso
"First published in Routledge classics 2002 by Routledge"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographies and indexes
"The translation was prepared by the author, with the assistance of Dr. Julius Freed and Lan Freed"--p. [xii] (translator's note)
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
PART I Introduction to the Logic of Science 1 A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems 2 On the Problem of a Theory of Scientific Method PART II Some Structural Components of a Theory of Experience 3 Theories 4 Falsifiability 5 The Problem of the Empirical Basis 6 Degrees of Testability 7 Simplicity 41 Elimination of the Aesthetic and the Pragmatic Concepts of Simplicity 8 Probability 9 Some Observations on Quantum Theory 10 Corroboration, or How a Theory Stands up to Tests
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