The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics) by Karl R. Popper

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The Logic of Scientific Discovery

by Karl R. Popper

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The book for all students of science and the philosophy of science. (

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This book is very heavy-going... but I'm glad I read it. (

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Essential reading for any social or natural scientist.

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1959 (English: Popper)

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Analytic philosophy

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0415278449, Paperback)

When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century.

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