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The ‘corroboration’ of theories

Cambridge University Press eBooksPublished 30 April 1979
Hilary Putnam
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Abstract

Sir Karl Popper is a philosopher whose work has influenced and stimulated that of virtually every student in the philosophy of science. In part this influence is explainable on the basis of the healthy-mindedness of some of Sir Karl's fundamental attitudes: ‘There is no method peculiar to philosophy’. ‘The growth of knowledge can be studied best by studying the growth of scientific knowledge.’

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