Monthly Archives: October 2014

Updating the Popper Guides and Misreading Popper

I am preparing to publish Misreading Popper and some other of my ebooks as print-on-demand paperbacks. This facility is available through a publishing associate of Amazon called CreateSpace. There are still people out there who want books to hold in their … Continue reading

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Hans-Joachim Niemann on Karl Popper, biology and evolution

A copy of Karl Popper and the Two New Secrets of Life has arrived, courtesy of the author. This books is a fine addition to Popperian exegesis,  just when you thought the  cottage industry on the intellectual development of KRP … Continue reading

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The debacle of philosophy in the 20th century

Can philosophy progress, or is there an eternal  dialogue on fundamentals that just keeps the issues in play without resolving any of them and moving on, like the successful natural sciences?  Unlike the progress of science,  there are signs of decline in philosophy judging … Continue reading

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Topics and themes

Planning a paper version of  Reason and Imagination  I have made some minor improvements and Bruce made a major suggestion, to have a new Introduction to spell out the six themes that I have used to introduce the guides and Misreading Popper. This reminds me of … Continue reading

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Papineau on Popper

A student who is studying Popper in London  sent this paper by David Papineau for comment. His immediate task is to write a paper on induction so I will not dwell on other matters except to suggest that Popper deserves some credit … Continue reading

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