The Logic of Scientific Discovery

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Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to this day.  Read more... Abstract: Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to this day Content: BOOK COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- TRANSLATORS' NOTE -- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, 1934 -- PREFACE TO THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 1959 -- Part I Introduction to the Logic of Science -- 1 A SURVEY OF SOME FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS -- 2 ON THE PROBLEM OF A THEORY OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD -- Part II Some Structural Components of a Theory of Experience -- 3 THEORIES -- 4 FALSIFIABILITY -- 5 THE PROBLEM OF THE EMPIRICAL BASIS -- 6 DEGREES OF TESTABILITY -- 7 SIMPLICITY -- 8 PROBABILITY -- 9 SOME OBSERVATIONS ON QUANTUM THEORY -- 10 CORROBORATION, OR HOW A THEORY STANDS UP TO TESTS -- APPENDIX i -- APPENDIX ii -- APPENDIX iii -- APPENDIX iv -- APPENDIX v -- APPENDIX vi -- APPENDIX vii -- NOTE TO NEW APPENDICES, 1959 EDITION -- APPENDIX *i -- APPENDIX *ii -- APPENDIX *iii -- APPENDIX *iv -- APPENDIX *v -- APPENDIX *vi -- APPENDIX *vii -- APPENDIX *viii -- APPENDIX *ix -- APPENDIX *x -- APPENDIX *xi -- APPENDIX *xii -- NAME INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX.