Popper’s Critical Rationalism: A Philosophical Investigation (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science) - Hardcover

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Rowbottom, Darrell

 
9780415992442: Popper’s Critical Rationalism: A Philosophical Investigation (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science)
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ISBN 10: 0415992443 ISBN 13: 9780415992442
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Popper’s Critical Rationalism presents Popper’s views on science, knowledge, and inquiry, and examines the significance and tenability of these in light of recent developments in philosophy of science, philosophy of probability, and epistemology. It develops a fresh and novel philosophical position on science, which employs key insights from Popper while rejecting other elements of his philosophy.

Central theses include:

    • Crucial questions about scientific method arise at the level of the group, rather than that of the individual.

    • Although criticism is vital for science, dogmatism is important too.

    • Belief in scientific theories is permissible even in the absence of evidence in their favour.

    • The aim of science is to eliminate false theories.

    • Critical rationalism can be understood as a form of virtue epistemology

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About the Author

Darrell P. Rowbottom is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415992443
ISBN 13 
9780415992442
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
198

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