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1987
The combined lessons learnt from the philosophy of natural sciences, from social anthropology and, perhaps, from a deep sensing of the uncertainty of the times, have made the notion of rationality profoundly problematic. Popper and his followers have attempted to salvage rationality by basing it on the notion of criticism. Generally speaking, according
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The combined lessons learnt from the philosophy of natural sciences, from social anthropology and, perhaps, from a deep sensing of the uncertainty of the times, have made the notion of rationality profoundly problematic. Popper and his followers have attempted to salvage rationality by basing it on the notion of criticism. Generally speaking, according
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Critical rationalism and engineering: methodology
Synthese, 2014Engineering deals with different problem situations than science, and theories in engineering are different to theories in science. So, the growth of knowledge in engineering is also different to that in science. Nonetheless, methodological issues in engineering epistemology can be explored by adapting frameworks already established in the philosophy ...
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Critical rationalism and engineering: ontology
Synthese, 2014entities and are judged by dierent criteria. In this paper I use Popper’s three worlds ontological framework to propose a model of engineering theories, and provide an abstract logical view of engineering theories analogous to the deductive-nomological view of scientic theories.
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Comprehensively Critical Rationalism
Philosophy, 1969In his book The Retreat to Commitment Professor Bartley raised an important problem: can rationalism (meaning by this something that contrasts, not with empiricism, but with irrationalism) can rationalism be held in a rational way, that is, in a way that complies with its own requirements? Or is there bound to be something irrational in the rationalist'
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On Critical and Pancritical Rationalism
Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 2012Bartley’s pancritical rationalism is seen by some as being a refinement of Popper’s critical rationalism. I contest this view and argue that pancritical rationalism is obtained from critical rationalism by removing some of its most important and useful features. The remainder consists of a restatement of some of Popper’s key ideas and an interpretation
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Critical Rationalism as Therapy
2017A personal, intellectual, and philosophical report of how Joseph Agassi’s critical rationalism helped me overcome the drawbacks of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).
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The Future of Critical Rationalism
2018Hopefully, critical rationalism will improve. The best way to improve is to be open to criticism and respond to it with no defensiveness. Future criticism is unpredictable, but one can seek weak spots that invite criticism. It is not easy to view Popper’s institutionalism as minimal; it should be minimal in different ways, relative to diverse ends ...
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In Defence of Critical Rationalism
NIU Journal of HumanitiesThe early Greek philosophers invented the tradition of adopting critical attitude towards explanations that were robed in mythic garbs. They not only challenged the explanations of the ancients, they also criticized and falsified long standing traditions with empirical observations and tests.
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