Popper, Otto Selz, and the Rise of Evolutionary Epistemology
Cambridge University Press (2004)
| Abstract | This groundbreaking book is about Karl Popper's early writings before he began his career as a philosopher. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate that Popper's philosophy of science, with its emphasis on the method of trial and error, is largely based on the psychology of Otto Selz, whose theory of problem solving and scientific discovery laid the foundation for much of contemporary cognitive psychology. By arguing that Popper's famous defense of the method of falsification as well as his elaboration of an evolutionary theory of knowledge are equally indebted to German psychology, Michel ter Hark challenges the received view of the development of Popper's philosophy. He concludes the book with a reinterpretation of Popper's theory of the mind-body problem, emphasizing its contemporary relevance. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Knowledge, Theory of History Evolution History Science History Psychology and philosophy History | |||||||||
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| Call number | B1649.P64.H37 2004 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0521830745 | |||||||||
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