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The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1959)

Karl Popper

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Karl Popper's own book, the 1959 English translation, published by Hutchinson and Co in London, of his Logik der Forschung, published in German in 1934 with a 1935 imprint, setting out falsifiability as the criterion separating scientific claims from non-scientific ones.

Facts
Author
Karl Popper
Publisher
Hutchinson and Co (London), English translation
Publication Year
1959
Source Type
Book (primary)
Reliability Tier
1
Primary source: Popper's own foundational book stating his own theory in his own words, tier 1 for what Popper himself argued.
Sources
The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1959)
Karl Popper, Hutchinson and Co (London), English translation, 1959
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 critiqued Here. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
  • Theories, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Scientists, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 critiqued Here.

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1

Critiqued Here

1

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General References

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