{"product_id":"poppers-critical-rationalism-a-philosophical-investigation-9780415850063","title":"Popper's Critical Rationalism: A Philosophical Investigation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopper's Critical Rationalism\u003c\/em\u003e presents Popper's views on science, knowledge, and inquiry, and examines the significance and tenability of these in light of recent developments in philosophy of science, philosophy of probability, and epistemology. It develops a fresh and novel philosophical position on science, which employs key insights from Popper while rejecting other elements of his philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral theses include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCrucial questions about scientific method arise at the level of the group, rather than that of the individual.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlthough criticism is vital for science, dogmatism is important too.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eBelief in scientific theories is permissible even in the absence of evidence in their favour.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe aim of science is to eliminate false theories.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritical rationalism can be understood as a form of virtue epistemology \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrell Rowbottom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415850063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarrell P. Rowbottom\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185081479283,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":123.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d4200e04-a182-4543-bee8-bc72b254fda4.jpg?v=1767099926","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/poppers-critical-rationalism-a-philosophical-investigation-9780415850063","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}