Karl Popper
Karl Popper · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Philosopher of science, developed falsifiability as the criterion of demarcation; author of 'The Open Society and Its Enemies'
1902, Vienna, Austria-Hungary — 1994, London, England
Austria · United Kingdom · New Zealand
Karl Popper is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Philosopher of science, developed falsifiability as the criterion of demarcation; author of 'The Open Society and Its Enemies'
Popper was a philosopher of science who proposed falsifiability as the criterion demarcating science from non-science, and defended liberal democracy in The Open Society and Its Enemies. He was born in Vienna to parents of Jewish origin who had converted to Lutheranism, giving him Jewish ancestry; he fled Nazism, teaching in New Zealand and later in Britain. His ideas reshaped the philosophy of science and political thought.
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Philosopher of science, developed falsifiability as the criterion of demarcation; author of 'The Open Society and Its Enemies'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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