Rethinking Popper

In September 2007, more than 100 philosophers came to Prague with the determination to approach Karl Popper<U+0019>s philosophy as a source of inspiration in many areas of our intellectual endeavor. This volume is a result of that effort. Topics cover Popper<U+0019>s views on rationality...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Parusnikov,̀ Zuzana. (Editor), Cohen, Robert S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
Series:Boston Studies in The Philosophy of Science ; 272
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