{"product_id":"two-fundamental-problems-of-the-theory-of-knowledge-hardback","title":"Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a letter of 1932, Karl Popper described \u003cem\u003eDie beiden Grundprobleme der Erkenntnistheorie – The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e – as ‘…a child of crises, above all of …the crisis of physics.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally available in English, it is a major contribution to the philosophy of science, epistemology and twentieth century philosophy generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two fundamental problems of knowledge that lie at the centre of the book are the problem of induction, that although we are able to observe only a limited number of particular events, science nevertheless advances unrestricted universal statements; and the problem of demarcation, which asks for a separating line between empirical science and non-science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopper seeks to solve these two basic problems with his celebrated theory of falsifiability, arguing that the inferences made in science are not inductive but deductive; science does not start with observations and proceed to generalise them but with problems, which it attacks with bold conjectures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in Karl Popper, in the history and philosophy of science, and in the methods and theories of science itself. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45564292104430,"sku":"9780415394314","price":187.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415394314.jpg?v=1720667185","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/two-fundamental-problems-of-the-theory-of-knowledge-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}