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|First Name=Karl
|Last Name=Popper
|DateofBirth DOB Era=CE|DateofBirth DOB Year=1902|DOB Month=July|DOB Day=28|DOB Approximate=No|DOD Era=CE|DOD Year=1994|DOD Month=September|DOD Day=17|DOD Approximate=No
|Summary=Karl Popper’s epistemological theories on the logic of scientific discovery were his proposal for what constituted a good scientific method. Popper’s early work centered on three objectives:
# to solve Hume’s problem concerning inductive reasoning;
Popper’s critical rationalism can be seen as a watershed of philosophical thought on the limits of empiricism, rationalism, and positivism, and an opening of the flood-gates for questioning and contemplation within nearly every branch of philosophy.
|Related Topics=Mechanism of Theory Acceptance,
|DateofBirth Era=CE
|DateofBirth Approximate=No
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