Karl Popper
Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Karl Popper CH FRS FBA (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian and British[1] philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics.
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Karl Raimond Popper | |
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Born | 28 July 1902 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 17 September 1994(1994-09-17) (aged 92) London, England |
Era | 20th century philosophy |
Region | Western Philosophy |
Main interests | Epistemology Philosophy of science Social and political philosophy |
Notable ideas | Falsifiability Hypothetico-deductive method Open society |
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He is considered one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He also wrote on social and political philosophy, especially the evils of totalitarian ideas and politics. Popper is known for the idea of empirical falsification.