Popper, Otto Selz and the Rise Of Evolutionary Epistemology - Couverture rigide

Ter Hark, Michel

 
9780521830744: Popper, Otto Selz and the Rise Of Evolutionary Epistemology
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521830745 ISBN 13 : 9780521830744
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book is about Karl Popper's early writings before he began his career as a philosopher. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate that Popper's philosophy of science, with its emphasis on the method of trial and error, is largely based on the psychology of Otto Selz, whose theory of problem solving and scientific discovery laid the foundation for much of contemporary cognitive psychology. By arguing that Popper's famous defence of the method of falsification as well as his elaboration of an evolutionary theory of knowledge are equally indebted to German psychology, Michel ter Hark challenges the received view of the development of Popper's philosophy. The book concludes with a reinterpretation of Popper's theory of the mind-body problem, emphasizing its contemporary relevance.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is about Karl Popper's early writings before he began his career as a philosopher. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate that Popper's philosophy of science, with its emphasis on the method of trial and error, is largely based on the psychology of Otto Selz, whose theory of problem solving and scientific discovery laid the foundation for much of contemporary cognitive psychology. By arguing that Popper's famous defence of the method of falsification as well as his elaboration of an evolutionary theory of knowledge are equally indebted to German psychology, Michel ter Hark challenges the received view of the development of Popper's philosophy. The book concludes with a reinterpretation of Popper's theory of the mind-body problem, emphasizing its contemporary relevance.

Revue de presse

'It will be essential reading for scholars in the history of psychology, the history of philosophy, Popper studies and the philosophy of the social sciences.' Ian Jarvie, York University, Toronto

'... a major contribution ...' Learning for Democracy

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521830745
ISBN 13 
9780521830744
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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9780521037365: Popper, Otto Selz and the Rise Of Evolutionary Epistemology

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521037360 ISBN 13 :  9780521037365
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007
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