Conjectures and Refutations
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Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
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Target entity: Conjectures and Refutations Context triple: [Karl Popper, notableWork, Conjectures and Refutations]
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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On Certainty
On Certainty is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s late philosophical notes that investigates the nature of knowledge, doubt, and foundational “hinge” propositions.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Conjectures and Refutations Target entity description: Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
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A.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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B.
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
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C.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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D.
On Certainty
On Certainty is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s late philosophical notes that investigates the nature of knowledge, doubt, and foundational “hinge” propositions.
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E.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Adlerian psychology
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Marxism ⓘ historicism ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| aim | to clarify the logic of scientific discovery and progress ⓘ |
| author |
Karl Popper
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Karl Popper ⓘ
surface form:
Karl R. Popper
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| centralClaim |
no number of positive instances can conclusively verify a universal scientific theory
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scientific knowledge grows through bold conjectures and their refutations ⓘ scientific theories must be testable and falsifiable ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
bold hypotheses
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conjectures ⓘ critical testing ⓘ falsifiability criterion ⓘ refutations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Conjectures and Refutations
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
“Science: Conjectures and Refutations” (essay)
The Logic of Scientific Discovery ⓘ
surface form:
“The Demarcation Between Science and Metaphysics” (essay)
“The Problem of Induction” (essay) ⓘ Truth, Rationality, and the Growth of Scientific Knowledge ⓘ
surface form:
“Truth, Rationality, and the Growth of Scientific Knowledge” (essay)
“What Is Dialectic?” (essay) ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical rationalist movement
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methodology of scientific research ⓘ philosophy of science in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albert Einstein
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David Hume ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
critical rationalism
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demarcation problem ⓘ fallibilism ⓘ falsifiability ⓘ growth of scientific knowledge ⓘ hypothesis testing ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ problem of induction ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-inductivism
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critical rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Routledge & Kegan Paul
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surface form:
Routledge
Routledge & Kegan Paul ⓘ |
| structure | series of revised lectures and papers ⓘ |
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