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Zusatztext 'One of the most important documents of the twentieth century.'- Peter Medawar! New Scientist Informationen zum Autor Karl Popper Klappentext When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the 20th century. Zusammenfassung First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written in the 20th century. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I Introduction to the Logic of Science 1 A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems 2 On the Problem of a Theory of Scientific Method PART II Some Structural Components of a Theory of Experience 3 Theories 4 Falsifiability 5 The Problem of the Empirical Basis 6 Degrees of Testability 7 Simplicity 41 Elimination of the Aesthetic and the Pragmatic Concepts of Simplicity 8 Probability 9 Some Observations on Quantum Theory 10 Corroboration, or How a Theory Stands up to Tests
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART I Introduction to the Logic of Science 1 A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems 2 On the Problem of a Theory of Scientific Method PART II Some Structural Components of a Theory of Experience 3 Theories 4 Falsifiability 5 The Problem of the Empirical Basis 6 Degrees of Testability 7 Simplicity 41 Elimination of the Aesthetic and the Pragmatic Concepts of Simplicity 8 Probability 9 Some Observations on Quantum Theory 10 Corroboration, or How a Theory Stands up to Tests
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`One of the most important documents of the twentieth century.' - Sir Peter Medawar, New Scientist
`One cannot help feeling that, if it had been translated as soon as it had been originally published, philosophy in this country might have been saved some detours. Professor Popper's thesis has that quality of greatness that, once seen, it appears simple and almost obvious' - Times Literary Supplement
