Popper and His Popular Critics: Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Imre Lakatos

by Joseph Agassi

This volume examines Popper's philosophy by analyzing the criticism of his most popular critics: Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend and Imre Lakatos. They all followed his rejection of the traditional view of science as inductive. Starting from the assumption that Hume's criticism of induction is valid, the book explores the central criticism and objections that these three critics have raised. Their objections have met with great success, are significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319065866
• ISBN13: 9783319065861
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"