The Myth of the Framework : In Defence of Science and Rationality

Karl R. Popper

ISBN 10: 0415113202 / ISBN 13: 9780415113205

Published by Routledge, 1994

First Edition (1994.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 229 pages. The book and DJ are in good condition with slight shelf wear, slight faint hi-lighting. Otherwise interior clean and tight. Sunning to spine of dust jacket. "In a career spanning sixty years, Sir Karl Popper has made some of the most important contributions to the twentieth century discussion of science and rationality.The Myth of the Framework is a new collection of some of Popper's most important material on this subject." White spine/Black text. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 033074

Synopsis:

In a literary career spanning 60 years, Sir Karl Popper has made important contributions to the 20th century discussion of science and rationality. In so doing, he has attacked intellectual fashions like positivism which exaggerate what science and rationality have done, and, at the same time, intellectual fashions like relativism which denigrate what science and rationality can do. Popper regards scientific knowledge as one of the greatest and most creative of human achievements. But he regards it, at the same time, as inherently fallible and subject to revision for these reasons, "The Myth of the Framework" is not a defence of the scientific method, expert knowledge, "Big Science", or the scientific institution - but a defence of science and the rational tradition against fashionable distortions of its aims and ideals. The essays in this book discuss such issues as the aims of science, the role that it plays in our civilization, the moral responsibiliby of the scientist, the function of a university, and the perennial choice between reason and revolution. Popper emphasizes that science and rationality are what enable humans to free themselves from prejudices.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Myth of the Framework : In Defence of ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition.
Book Type: Science / Rationality