Overview
- Offers the first complete account of Popper’s ideas
- Provides a thorough discussion of the organic growth and evolution of Popper's work
- Explores Popper’s influence beyond philosophy
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Karl Popper biography
- Popper's views on democracy
- Falsifiability in science
- Empirical falsification
- Fascism and totalitarianism
- Open society
- Philosophy of science
- Political philosophy
- Testability
- open society and its enemies
- Liberty vs. Authoritarianism
- anti-totalitarian philosophy
- Critical rationalism
About this book
Karl R. Popper is widely regarded as one of the most influential 20th century philosophers. In this new biography, Weinert provides a comprehensive and accessible account of his life and work, also addressing Popper’s role as a public intellectual. Drawing on a wide range of sources and interviews with former colleagues and collaborators, he recounts not only the wide interest from the scientific community, but also the inspiration that politicians took from Popper’s work. The book surveys the vast and varied intellectual landscape of Popper's philosophical journey during his long career: from the natural and social sciences (physics, evolution, sociology) to political philosophy and the philosophy of mind. It pays significant attention to Popper’s critical method - i.e., the notion that ideas and institutions should be exposed to rigorous tests – the approach that led him to a fervent defence of objectivity, rationality and realism, against all forms of irrationalism, as well as a passionate advocacy of freedom, social justice and liberal democracy, against all forms of authoritarianism. The book brings Popper into focus as a modern Enlightenment philosopher.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Friedel Weinert is emeritus professor of the history and philosophy of science at the University of Bradford in the UK. He is the author of several books about the interactions of science and philosophy: The Scientist as Philosopher (2004); Copernicus, Darwin and Freud (2009); The March of Time (2013); The Demons of Science (2016). He has also edited or co-edited the volumes: Laws of Nature (1995); Compendium of Quantum Physics (2009); and Evolution 2.0 (2012).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Karl Popper
Book Subtitle: Professional Philosopher and Public Intellectual
Authors: Friedel Weinert
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15424-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15423-2Published: 02 January 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15426-3Published: 03 January 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-15424-9Published: 01 January 2023
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 238
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Democracy, Research Methodology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Political Philosophy