Karl Popper

Despite key differences in their solutions, both Karl Popper and Paul Feyerabend noticed issues with the positivist system of scientific discoveries and attempted to develop new methods for understanding science. Popper developed new understandings surrounding the theory dependence of observation, and the flaws of induction. His system of falsificationism was a key factor in the development of sociology of science as a whole and of Feyerabend’s system of Epistemological anarchism. Feyerabend built on Popper’s ideas and criticisms and took heavy issue with the positivist model of the consistency condition, and his work has helped change our understanding of the sociology of science and the nature of scientific theories immensely. The positivist…

Falsificationism Karl Popper asserts that the scientific status of a theory is derived from that theories potential for refutation. Theories outlining experimental results that (if observed) could refute the theory are classified as scientific. Theories that lack this content are classified as pseudoscience. Popper uses this distinction to preface his scientific view: falsificationism. Under this view, science exists as a system through which we can logically falsify theories. This stands as…

Considered one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century, Karl Popper is mostly known for his contribution to philosophy based on his scrutiny on the scientific method. Popper played an important role in combining the work of science and philosophy in attempts to uncover the truth. When Popper becomes a reader in logic and the scientific method is where we begin to see the emergence of the Popper we know, especially in the development of his views regarding science and philosophy. Unlike…

Karl Popper, as part of his career long attempt to support empiricism in science, proposed a doctrine of falsification. This directly contrasts verification, a central theme to logical positivism. A claim is empirically verifiable if observation and experimentation produce statements which logically imply the truth of the claim. Popper rejected the logical empiricists' ideas given that “verificationism” does not allow for claims within a universal scope to be subject to verification.1 This is…

In the collection of essays, In Search of a Better World, Karl Popper, in which he is most know for rejecting the scientific method, embraces the idea of empirical science. His disagreement stemmed from the notion that science can never be proven, but it may be falsified. These ideas are reflection of previous noted philosophers such as Plato and Socrates with respect to academics, which are expanded upon and are implemented in today’s science society. Popper also explains the concept of an…

Firstly, collectivism can in fact lead to egoism and selfishness, and indeed Popper asserts that a class will often times put its selfish needs above the other classes, a fact that even Plato was well aware of. Individualism need not be selfishly motivated; indeed, America places high emphasis on having a strong sense of individuality while demonstrating altruism. With the definition of justice proved wrong and the foundational pillar of Plato’s “city of speech” failing, the tripartite harmony…

“knowledge,” is a systematic structure that builds and organizes knowledge from testable explanations and predictions about the universe. The nature of scientific progress and the rationality of scientific change lies between Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn. The two prominent philosophers of the 20th century had very distinct viewpoints of science which led to countless debates. One of them, which I believe to be the most intriguing, was the scientific method and the idea of there even being one.…

Critical rationalism: this is Poppers theory of knowledge, in which it is explained in few steps for a clearer understanding. Firstly knowledge is about noticing a problem, once the problem has been noticed there has to be something done to solve it this means brainstorming different solutions to solve the problem, this solution will be criticized until only one solution remains to solve the problem further. To understand better Popper’s theory I separated the words and looked at their different…

Lord of the Flies, a novel written by William Golding, is an allegory for the political reality of the time it was written in: the 1950s. During the 1950s, World War II and the Cold War, wars that concerned liberal democracy and totalitarianism, transpired. This novel is an allegory that examines these two opposing political ideologies. Liberal democracy, a democracy based on the recognition of individual rights and freedoms (governmentvs.com), is symbolized by Ralph, a predominantly equitable…

experimentation using methods like the scientific method. Over hundreds of years, religion is still in conflict with science, and they are also the informing opposition of each other. Science focuses on the hard facts while religion is based on the ideas and beliefs. We all have our own opinions and beliefs about science and religion in America. In the Philosophy of Science and Religion, they are incompatible with each other, since science focuses more on the visible world while religion focuses…