Popper's views on natural and social science /

Popper's views on natural and social science / / by Colin Simkin.

This book offers a straightforward account of Sir Karl Popper's views on scientific methodology ranging from Logik der Forschung in 1934 to A World of Propensities in 1990. Part I covers his treatment of the interrelations between metaphysics and science, the fallacies of induction, the method...

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Simkin, Colin,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 1993.
Year of Publication:1993
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's Studies in Epistemology, Psychology and Psychiatry Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 207 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. GENERAL METHODOLOGY. 1. Metaphysics and Science
  • 2. Growth of Knowledge
  • 3. Deductive Knowledge
  • 4. Justification
  • 5. Pragmatism
  • 6. Inductive Probability
  • 7. The Conjectural Method
  • 8. Objectivity and Truth
  • 9. Causal Laws Probabilistic Laws and Models
  • 10. A World of Propensities
  • 11. Metaphysical Research Programmes
  • 12. Evolutionary Epistemology
  • 13. A Case for Indeterminism
  • 14. Critique of Historicist Views
  • PART Two APPLICATIONS TO SOCIAL SCIENCE. 1. Critique of Historicist Views
  • 2. Holistic Planning
  • 3. Situational Logic
  • 4. Piecemeal Planning
  • 5. Individualism
  • 6. Models and Individualism
  • 7. Institutions and Traditions
  • 8. An Application to Economics
  • 9. Critical Economists
  • 10. Relevance to Economics
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes.

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