Books by Karl Popper

A brilliant account of the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Popper also explains some of the central ideas in his work, making this ideal reading for anyone coming to his life and work for the first time.

First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written in the 20th century.

One of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, it provides the clearest statement of the fundamental idea that guided his work: that our knowledge grows by an unending process of trial and error.

This unique collection of essays not only elucidates the complexity of ancient Greek thought but also reveals Popper's engagement with Presocratic philosophy and the influence of Parmenides.

A collection of essays that offers striking new insight into the mind of one of the greatest living philosophers. Popper's subjects range from the beginnings of scientific speculation in Greece to the role of science in the arts.

Based upon the Kenan Lectures that Popper delivered in 1969, this volume raises problems connected with human freedom, creativity, rationality, and the relationship between human beings and their actions.

Reveals the development of Popper's political and philosophical thought during and after the Second World War, from his early socialism through to the radical humanitarianism of "The Open Society". This book is suitable for those interested in the course of philosophy, politics, history and society.

Presents two fundamental problems of knowledge - the problem of induction and the problem of demarcation. This book is suitable for those who are interested in Karl Popper, in the history and philosophy of science, and in the methods and theories of science itself.

"The Poverty of Historicism" is a devastating criticism of the idea that there are fixed laws in history and that human beings are able to predict them. Popper dedicated the book to all those "who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny".

One of the century's greatest and most influential thinkers, Karl Popper, calls to all of us to recognize our responsibilites in preserving the democratic system, reminding us that it is our actions which will create the world of tomorrow.

The author proposes an interpretation of physics, and an entire cosmology, which is realist; conjectural; deductivist and objectivist; anti-positivist; and anti-instrumentalist. He stresses understanding; reminding us that our ignorance grows faster than our conjectural knowledge.

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the World War II and first published in two volumes in 1945, Karl Popper's "The Open Society and Its Enemies" is considered by some to be one of the most important books of the 20th century.

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and published in two volumes in 1945, "The Open Society and its Enemies" was hailed by Bertrand Russell as a "vigorous and profound defence of democracy".

First published in 1945 and never out of print, this is the second volume of one of the most famous and influential works of the twentieth century.

A selection of Popper's writings on his main preoccupations towards the end of his life. Illuminates his process of working on his theory of science, and indicates his view of the state of the world at the end of the Cold War.

In a career spanning sixty years, Sir Karl Popper made some of the most important contributions to the twentieth century discussion on science and rationality. This is a new collection of some of Popper's most important material on this subject.

Science - empirical science - aims at true explanatory theories, yet it can never prove, or finally establish, or justify, any of its theories as true, not even if it is in fact a true theory. In this volume, the author formulates and explains his non-justificationist theory of knowledge.

The Open Universe is the centrepiece of the argument of the Postscript. Popper argues in simple language for the freedom, creativity and rationality of mankind.