Returning to Karl Popper : : a reassessment of his politics and philosophy / / Alexander Naraniecki ; Innsbruck Murauer, cover photo.

• Superior document: Series in the Philosophy of Karl R. Popper and Critical Rationalism ; Volume 20
• Author: Naraniecki, Alexander.
• TeilnehmendeR: Murauer, Innsbruck.
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Rodopi,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Schriftenreihe zur Philosophie Karl R. Poppers und des kritischen Rationalismus ; Bd. 20.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Over the last few years there has been a resurgent interest in various scientific disciplines in Popper’s arguments. To gain a greater appreciation of Popper’s scientific arguments, they need to be viewed in relation to his broader philosophy and where this stands within the history of ideas. This book aims to take seriously those aspects of Popper’s writings that have received less attention and wherein he advanced metaphysical, speculative, mystical-poetic, aesthetic and Platonic arguments. Such arguments are crucial for an appreciation of his scientific and political writings. I argue that Popper, much like Wittgenstein previously has been misconstrued as an Anglo-analytic philosopher. This book provides an interpretation of Popper’s mature philosophy within his Central-European intellectual context. The aim of which is to open up a fruitful line of investigation into Popper’s thought that I hope would continue over the coming years.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Out of the Haskalah -- Was Karl Popper a Positivist? -- The early philosophical problems -- Logic and language: Wittgenstein and Tarski -- Definitions, essences and meaning -- Popper’s metaphysics -- Towards an Open Rationality -- Archival Material -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.