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Sir Popper was born in Vienna in 1902 to a middle-class Jewish family.
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“Popper, Karl: Philosophy of Science.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Accessed March 27, 2022. iep.utm.edu/pop-sci/.
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Mr. Popper started his studies.
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Studied mathematics, physics, and psychology and graduated with a doctorate in psychology.
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The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge was his most famous book. It was his first major work in philosophy of science, where we get a look at his falsification theory. He addressed the problems of induction and demarcation and explained his falsification theory. Also, Sir Popper disapproved of pseudo-science, which is evident in his criticism of Freud's Theories. Popper, Karl R. Logik Der Forschung. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck, 1982. Print.
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Moved to New Zealand due to the Nazi's threat and started lecturing at Canterbury University.
Published many articles which eventually were published in a book in 1957.
Popper, Karl Raimund. The poverty of historicism / by Karl R. Popper Routledge & K. Paul London 1957 -
Sir Popper published Open Society and Its Enemies in 1945. In this publication, we see Popper’s criticism of Marxism, totalitarianism, and historicism. Popper, Karl R. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. Print.
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Readership at the London School of Economics
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He translated Logik der Forschung to English and published it as The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Popper, Karl R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. London: Hutchinson, 1959. Print. -
Sir Popper lived the rest of his life in Britain. Became a fellow of Royal Society and the British Academy. In 1965 was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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In 1969 Retired from the London School of Economics.
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Sir Karl Popper continued his work up until his death. He died in 1994. In this link we look at his major achievements.