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Rethinking Popper (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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Rethinking Popper (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 272
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In September 2007, more than 100 philosophers came to Prague with
the determination to approach Karl Popper's philosophy as a source
of inspiration in many areas of our intellectual endeavor. This
volume is a result of that effort. Topics cover Popper's views on
rationality, scientific methodology, the evolution of knowledge and
democracy; and since Popper's philosophy has always had a strong
interdisciplinary influence, part of the volume discusses the
impact of his ideas in such areas as education, economics,
psychology, biology, or ethics. The concept of falsification, the
problem of demarcation, the ban on induction, or the role of the
empirical basis, along with the provocative parallels between
historicism, holism and totalitarianism, have always caused
controversies. The aim of this volume is not to smooth them but
show them as a challenge. In this time when the traditional role of
reason in the Western thought is being undermined, Popper's
non-foundationist model of reason brings the Enlightenment message
into a new perspective. Popper believed that the open society was
vulnerable, due precisely to its tolerance of otherness. This is a
matter of great urgency in the modern world, as cultures based on
different values gain prominence. The processes related to the
extending of the EU, or the increasing economic globalization also
raise questions about openness and democracy. The volume's aim is
to show the vitality of critical rationalism in addressing and
responding to the problems of this time and this world.
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