Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science

1902   -   1994

country of citizenship: Austria-Hungary, First Republic of Austria, Federal State of Austria, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educated at: University of Vienna, University of Cambridge
occupation: philosopher, philosopher of science, writer, university teacher, sociologist
award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Otto Hahn Peace Medal, Catalonia International Prize, Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, Montyon Prize - Literary, Goethe Medal, Honorary doctor of the University of Vienna, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, honorary doctorate of Salzburg University, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, Kyoto Prize, Fellow of the British Academy

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Sir Karl Raimund Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian-British philosopher and professor.Generally regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest philosophers of science, Popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific method in favour of empirical falsification. A theory in the empirical sciences can never be proven, but it can be falsified, meaning that it can and should be scrutinised by decisive experiments. Popper is also known for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge, which he replaced with critical rationalism, namely "the first non-justificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy".In political discourse, he is known for his vigorous defence of liberal democracy and the principles of social criticism that he came to believe made a flourishing open society possible. His political philosophy embraces ideas from all major democratic political ideologies and attempts to reconcile them, namely socialism/social democracy, libertarianism/classical liberalism and conservatism.
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