Popper and His Popular Critics Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Imre Lakatos /
This volume examines Popper’s philosophy by analyzing the criticism of his most popular critics: Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Imre Lakatos. They all followed his rejection of the traditional view of science as inductive. Starting from the assumption that Hume’s criticism of induction is valid, t...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Σειρά: | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
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Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- 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. .