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Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to this day.
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The Logic of Scient if ic Discovery ‘One of the most important philosophical works of our century.’ Richard Wollheim, The Observer ‘Wonderfully exhilarating.’ Naomi Bliven, New Yorker
Karl
Popper The Logic of Scientific Discovery
London and New York
Logik der Forschung first published 1935 by Verlag von Julius Springer, Vienna, Austria First English edition published 1959 by Hutchinson & Co. First published by Routledge 1992 First published in Routledge Classics 2002 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 1959, 1968, 1972, 1980 Karl Popper © 1999, 2002 The Estate of Karl Popper All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library L