Author Archives: Bruce Caithness

In this 166 page volume Dr Carlos E. Garcia (2006) articulates a systematic analysis of Karl Popper’s philosophy of science. Popper’s core catechism is “I may be wrong and you may be right and by an effort we may get closer … Continue reading →

The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge (2009) was first published in German in 1979. It is a thick book comprising a collection of drafts and preliminary work from the years 1930 to 1933 for Karl Popper’s first … Continue reading →

Key Issues in The New Knowledge Management (2003), by Joe Firestone and Mark W. McElroy, is for me a welcome library addition. A strong point is the focus on the epistemological issues. The summary of various theoretical underpinnings is clearly laid out. I have … Continue reading →

In his work on the theory of time as conflict Julius Thomas Fraser (page 277, 2007) proposes, as a working definition, that we think of truth as an assertion that a belief is judged permanent. Furthermore, truth can be regarded … Continue reading →

On my revisiting “Realism and the Aim of Science: from the Postscript to the Logic of Scientific Discovery” (1983), written around 1951-56, it is apparent that the concept of critical preference is emphasized. In considering falsifiability and falsification in isolation … Continue reading →

Bayes Theorem has become rather a mainstream tool and its efficacy seems to have been generally accepted, however the epistemological basis may require careful reinterpretation. This article is concerned with epistemological issues rather than technical depth in mathematical and probability … Continue reading →

The Guardian online has been running articles written by Liz Williams on Karl Popper. I added comments to these including the latest which is titled “Karl Popper, the enemy of certainty, part 4: Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend This diverse trio … Continue reading →

Julius Thomas Fraser, founder of the International Society for the Study of Time and author of “Of Time, Passion and Knowledge” 1975, wrote in “Time, Conflict and Human Values” 1999 “Science does not supply absolute certainty; that can come only … Continue reading →

The search for the mythical episteme has a potential new tool: the poker machine. The manufacturers code answers to potential problem situations and assign probabilities of the answers being correct. All the players need do is press buttons to choose … Continue reading →