Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge Tapa dura - 2002 - 2nd Edición

New. Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history. It provides one of the clearest and most accessible statements of the fundamental idea that guided his work: not only our knowledge, but our aims and our standards, grow through an unending process of trial and error. Popper brilliantly demonstrates how knowledge grows by guesses or conjectures and tentative solutions, which must then be subjected to critical tests. Although they may survive any number of tests, our conjectures remain conjectures, they can never be established as true. What makes Conjectures and Refutations such an enduring book is that Popper goes on to apply this bold theory of the growth of knowledge to a fascinating range of important problems, including the role of tradition, the origin of the scientific method, the demarcation between… Leer más

Routledge, 2002-08-09. Hardcover. Very Good. Looks unread but has three labels from a British library to front end papers looks as if it was never checked out or put into circulation. Please email for photos.

Routledge, 2002-08-09. Hardcover. Very Good +/None as issued. 8x5x1. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Cover has very light surface wear; corners are square. Binding is tight and square; may be unread. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.

Routledge, 2002. Hardcover. New. 5th edition. 688 pages. 7.75x8.00x2.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Routledge, 2002-08-09. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!