Conjectures and Refutations - Softcover

POPPER (Karl).

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061313769 ISBN 13: 9780061313769

Publisher: Harper Torchbooks, 1968

Synopsis

in-8, broché, 417 pp. Dos usé, couverture défraîchie. Sinon bon état.

About this title

Review:

'The central thesis of the essays and lectures gathered together in this stimulating volume is that our knowledge, and especially our scientific knowledge, progresses by unjustified (and unjustifiable) anticipations, by guesses, by tentative solutions to our problems, in a word by conjectures. Professor Popper puts forward his views with a refreshing self-confidence.' - The Times Literary Supplement

'Professor Popper holds that truth is not manifest, but extremely elusive, he believes that men need above all things, open-mindedness, imagination, and a constant willingness to be corrected. In summarizing his views in this way, I have done scant justice to the subtlety and importance of his argument. His own presentation of his case is luminously clear.' - Maurice Cranston, Listener

About the Author:

Karl Popper (1902-1994). Philosopher, born in Vienna. One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Torchbooks
• Publication date: 1968
• ISBN 10: 0061313769
• ISBN 13: 9780061313769
• Binding: Paperback