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The Birth of Karl Popper
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
In 1934, Karl Popper without reluctance reveals falsifiability in his book, The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Falsifiability in simple terms is disregarding a theory or hypothesis if it can be disproved. This book caught the attention from members in the Vienna Circle and many more. To this day, scientists do not believe that falsification is necessary for scientific practices. On the other hand, some scientists believe that falsification is great tool for testing theories. -
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Karl Popper published The Open Society and Its Enemies in 1945. Popper wrote this book to express his point of view on totalitarianism and liberal democracy. Poppers purpose of writing this book was to expose authoritarian traditions represented by Plato, Marx, and Hegel. He argues that multiple perspectives should be used when evaluating new information and imposing new ideas. This book contributed to philosophy by exposing how a closed society can lead to new ideas being disregarded. -
The Poverty of Historicism
On the social science side of things, Karl Popper decided to write a book called The Poverty of Historicism in 1957. In the book, Popper reveals the statement "piecemeal social engineering", meaning that small and reversible changes can be made to society to learn what is best for society. Making small changes can be testable, but large changes can be unpredictable. He dedicated this writing to the affected victims during the rise of fascism and communism during that time. -
Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations, written by Karl Popper was published in 1963. This book describes the criteria for what makes a theory scientific. This writing is notable and has improved philosophy because it provides insights as to how knowledge grows and it also shows how conjectures and refutations can be applied to politics, as well as history. -
The Death of Karl Popper
