Category Archives: CR scholars

Scholars studying and contributing to critical rationalism.

CR Scholars 2: Ian C Jarvie

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Rafe

Ian Jarvie was one of the anthropology students at the London School of  Economics who drifted into Popper’s orbit and decided to stay. He has done some good work in partnership with Joe Agassi and he is one of the … Continue reading →

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CR Scholars 1. Struan Jacobs

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Rafe

A  new feature on the site! A roundup of CR scholars around the universe, starting with my Melbourne friend Struan Jacobs. He has wide ranging research interests from Michael Polanyi to policy issues in education and medicine. I won’t say … Continue reading →

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Popper’s Indeterminism

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Lee Kelly

I read Popper’s The Open Universe for the first time yesterday. What do you think of Popper’s arguments against determinism, especially the metaphysical variety? Although I appreciate Popper’s critique of “scientific” determinism, I confess to assuming that some kind of metaphysical determinism is … Continue reading →

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