Karl Popper's Philosophy of Science : Rationality without Foundations

ISBN-13: 9780415378314 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 137 str.

Stefano Gattei

Opis

Focusing on one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century philosophy, this important new book seeks to rectify misrepresentations of Popperian thought with a historical approach to his philosophy. This approach is one which applies his own mature view - that we gain knowledge through conjectures and refutations - to his own development, by portraying him in his intellectual growth as just such a series. Stefano Gattei reconstructs the logic of Popper's development to highlight how one problem and its tentative solution led to a new problem.

Lucidly written by a widely-respected author, this book is an invaluable resource for philosophers of science, historians of philosophy and those interested in science criticism and the growth of knowledge.

Spis treści

Introduction: Critical Rationalism  Chapter 1: Young Popper’s Intellectual Revolution  Chapter 2: Science and Philosophy  Chapter 3: Metaphysics  Chapter 4: Popper and Kuhn: Clashing Metaphysics  Chapter 5: The Ethical Nature of Popper’s Understanding of Rationality