Popper and His Popular Critics

Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Imre Lakatos

AvJoseph Agassi

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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This volume examines Popper’s philosophy by analyzing the criticism of his most popular critics: Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Imre Lakatos. Starting from the assumption that Hume’s criticism of induction is valid, the book explores the central criticism and objections that these three critics have raised.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-05-27
Mått:155 x 235 x 11 mm
Vikt:284 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Antal sidor:158
Upplaga:2014
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319065861

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"Joseph Agassi has produced a useful, thought-provoking, and entertaining collection of essays on Popper's philosophy and those of his most popular critics. ... As a distinctive and provocative perspective on both the personalities and the arguments of Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend, and Lakatos, Popper and His Popular Critics is a must-read for anyone interested in the defining debates between these celebrated philosophers." (Steven William Clarke, Science and Education, Vol. 25, 2016)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Preface.- Acknowledgement.- A. Prelims.- A1. On Human Rules about God’s World A2. In search for Rules.- A3. Rules against Mock-Criticism.- A4. Rules against excessive defensiveness.- A5. Against the Bouncers in the Gates of Science.- A5. Duhem, Quine and Kuhn.- B. Popper and his Popular Critics.- B1. Karl Raimund Popper B2. Kuhn’s Way.- B3. Feyerabend’s Proposal B4. Imre Lakatos.- B5. A Touch of Malice.- C. In a Nutshell.- C1. The Essential Popper.- C2. Kuhn on Pluralism and Incommensurability.- C3. Paul Feyerabend and Rational Pluralism.- C4. Lakatos on the Methodology of Scientific Research Programs.- C5. Epilogue: Civilization and its Self-Defense.- D. References.- D1. Appendix 1: The Biological Base of Dogmatism.- D2. Appendix 2: Popper on Explanation.- D3. Bibliography.- D4. Index of names.- D5. Index of Subjects.