FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF POPPER’S THE LOGIC OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
POPPER, Karl R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. London: Hutchinson of London, (1959). Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket.
First edition in English of this work arguing for adopting falsification as the primary scientific methodology, based on the fact that a theory can never be proven to be correct.
First published as Logik der Forschung in 1934, this book was translated into English and substantially revised by the author himself 25 years later. Here, Popper argues for science to adopt a methodology of falsification. He asserts that, as no theory can ever be proven to be true, the best course is to attempt to prove theories false. The ideas presented here led to two of Popper’s most important philosophical works: The Poverty of Historicism and Open Society and Its Enemies. “For Karl Popper, philosophy is an attempt to get nearer to a true view of the world, that is, a view that corresponds to the facts” (New York Review of Books). Owner signature.
Slightest toning to spine of dust jacket. A fine copy.