Karl Popper

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Sir Karl Raimund Popper, CH FBA FRS (* 28. Juli 1902 in Wien; † 17. September 1994 in London) war ein österreichisch-britischer Philosoph, der mit seinen Arbeiten zur Erkenntnis- und Wissenschaftstheorie, zur Sozial- und Geschichtsphilosophie sowie zur politischen Philosophie den Kritischen Rationalismus begründete. Er war unter anderem als Professor für Logik und Wissenschaftliche Methoden tätig.

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Karl Popper

said1992

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification — the art of discerning what we may with advantage omit.

— The Open Universe : An Argument for Indeterminism (1992), p. 44

Karl Popper

said1989

There is an almost universal tendency, perhaps an inborn tendency, to suspect the good faith of a man who holds opinions that differ from our own opinions. ...

— "The Importance of Critical Discussion" in On the Barricades: Religion and Free Inquiry in Conflict (1989) by Robert Basil

Karl Popper

said1988

From Plato to Karl Marx and beyond, the fundamental problem has always been: who should rule the state?

— "On Democracy", The Economist (1988)

Karl Popper

said1972

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.

— Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach (1972)

Karl Popper

said1967

Scientists try to eliminate their false theories, they try to let them die in their stead. The believer—whether animal or man—perishes with his false beliefs.

— Epistemology Without A Knowing Subject (1967)

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