One of the leading philosophers of the 20th century, Sir Karl Popper founded the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method in 1946. Critical rationalism was the cornerstone not only of his ...

Sir Karl Popper: (Archival tape) I may perhaps here interrupt, and say that about in 1951 I met in Oxford a very well known scientist and I said to him that I was a friend of Eccles. And he said ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The world has been paying lots of attention ...

In the soft light of an antipodean afternoon, Graham Macdonald is careful to impress his academic orientation upon a visitor. Mr. Macdonald is, as he says, director of the department of philosophy and ...

An analysis of 70 papers shows that most scientific research does not advance by "falsification," as philosopher Karl Popper made famous. Ironically, falsification has itself been falsified. Science ...

I began to discern the paradox lurking at the heart of Karl Popper's career when, prior to interviewing him in 1992, I asked other philosophers about him. Queries of this kind usually elicit dull, ...