The logic of scientific discovery
First published in English in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written in the twentieth century. It presents succinctly Popper's view of science and his solutions to two fundamental problems of the theory of knowledge: the demarcation of science from non-science, and the role of induction in the growth of scientific knowledge
xxvii, 513 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780415278430, 9780415278447, 0415278430, 0415278449
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A survey of some fundamental problems
On the problem of a theory of scientific method
Theories
Falsifiability
The problem of the empirical basis
Degrees of testability
Simplicity
Probability
Some observations on quantum theory
Corroboration, or how a theory stands up to tests
Originally published: New York : Basic Books, 1959
Translated from the German
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