Popperian critical rationalism
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Popperian critical rationalism is a philosophical approach, developed from Karl Popper’s ideas, that emphasizes fallibilism, open criticism, and the continual testing and revision of knowledge claims rather than their justification.
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| critical rationalism | 4 |
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| instanceOf |
epistemological theory
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fallibilist epistemology ⓘ philosophical approach ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| aimsAt | truth ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
critical discourse in open societies
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scientific methodology ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Karl Popper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnIdeasOf | Karl Popper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsThat |
truth is objective
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we can approach truth without ever being certain ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
classical rationalism
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coherentist justificationism ⓘ empiricist foundationalism ⓘ |
| developedFrom | the philosophy of Karl Popper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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debates about the demarcation problem in science ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conjecture and refutation
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critical discussion ⓘ error elimination ⓘ fallibilism ⓘ open criticism ⓘ revision of theories ⓘ testing of knowledge claims ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
all knowledge is conjectural
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knowledge grows through criticism ⓘ no theory can be conclusively verified ⓘ theories can be refuted by empirical tests ⓘ |
| influenced |
philosophy of science
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social and political philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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logical empiricism ⓘ |
| methodologicallyOpposes |
appeal to authority in epistemic justification
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dogmatism ⓘ relativism about truth ⓘ |
| normativelyRequires |
freedom of criticism
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intellectual honesty ⓘ tolerance of dissent ⓘ |
| rejects |
foundationalism in epistemology
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inductive justification of theories ⓘ justificationism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
open society
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piecemeal social engineering ⓘ trial and error learning ⓘ |
| supports | methodological falsificationism ⓘ |
| viewsKnowledgeAs |
a product of bold conjectures
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provisional and revisable ⓘ |
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