Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund) (1902-1994)

Also known as
Pabo, Kaer (1902-1994)
Popā, Kāru R. (1902-1994)
Poper, Karl (1902-1994)
Popper, K. R. (Karl Raimund) (1902-1994)
Popper, Karl (1902-1994)
Popper, Karl R., Karl Raimund (1902-1994)
Popper, Karl R. (1902-1994)
Popper, Karl Raimund, (Sir) (1902-1994)
Popper, Karl Raimund (1902-1994)
Popper, Karl Raimund Sir (1902-1994)
Popŭr, Karl (1902-1994)
Pʻopʻŏ, Kʻa (1902-1994)
بوبر, كارل (1902-1994)
Field of activity
Philosopher
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Biographies

(Sir) Karl Popper was Professor of logic and scientific method at the London School of Economics from 1949 to 1969. Before that he lectured at Canterbury University College in New Zealand (1937-1944) Popper left school at 16 and spent time doing manual work, before enrolling at the University of Vienna. Some of his other jobs were coaching American students, cabinet-making 1922-1924, and social work with neglected children. In 1925 Popper enrolled at the Pedagogic Institute and became a school teacher. Popper wrote many works including his Logic der Forschung (The Logic of Scientific Discovery) which made his reputation as a philosopher and "The Open Society and its Enemies".

  • 1922 - 1924 Education - Learnt cabinet-making
  • 1935 - 1936 Life event - Spent time in England
  • 1937 - 1944 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Canterbury University College, New Zealand
  • 1945 - 1949 Career position - Reader at the London School of Economics
  • 1949 - 1969 Career position - Professor of Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics
  • 1965 Award - Knighted
  • 1982 Award - Companion of Honour (CH)

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  1. The logic of scientific discovery / Sir Karl Raimund Popper
    Popper, Karl Raimund Sir, 1902-1994
    [ Book : 1959-2002 ]
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  2. Unended quest : an intellectual autobiography / [by] Karl Popper
    Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994
    [ Book : 1976-1982 ]
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  3. The critical approach to science and philosophy / Edited by Mario Bunge in honor of Karl R. Popper
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    [ Book : 1964 ]
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  4. Conjectures and refutations : the growth of scientific knowledge / by Karl R. Popper
    Popper, Karl Raimund Sir, 1902-1994
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  5. The open society and its enemies / by K.R. Popper
    Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994
    [ Book : 1945-2003 ]
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  6. The poverty of historicism / by Karl R. Popper
    Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994
    [ Book : 1900-2002 ]
    Languages: English, German, Russian
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  7. Objective knowledge : an evolutionary approach / Karl R. Popper
    Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994
    [ Book : 1972-1987 ]
    Languages: English, Chinese
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  8. Conjectures and refutations : the growth of scientific knowledge / by Karl R. Popper
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  9. In pursuit of truth : essays on the philosophy of Karl Popper on the occasion of his 80th birthday / edited by Paul Levinson ; with forewords by Isaac Asimov and Helmut Schmidt
    Popper, Karl R. (Karl Raimund), 1902-1994
    [ Book : 1982 ]
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  10. The Philosophy of Karl Popper / edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp
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    [ Book : 1974 ]
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  1. The critical approach to science and philosophy / Edited by Mario Bunge in honor of Karl R. Popper
    Bunge, Mario Augusto
    [ Book : 1964 ]
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  2. Unended quest : an intellectual autobiography / [by] Karl Popper
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  4. Popper : philosophy, politics, and scientific method / Geoffrey Stokes
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    [ Book : 1998 ]
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  5. Karl Popper : philosophy and problems / edited by Anthony O'Hear ; [contributors, Peter Clark ... et al.]
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    [ Book : 1995 ]
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  6. Popper's open society after fifty years : the continuing relevance of Karl Popper / edited by Ian Jarvie and Sandra Pralong
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  7. The study of religion and its meaning : new explorations in light of Karl Popper and Emile Durkheim / by J.E. Barnhart
    Barnhart, Joe E., 1931-
    [ Book : 1977 ]
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  8. The open philosophy and the open society : a reply to Dr. Karl Popper's refutations of Marxism / by Maurice Cornforth
    Cornforth, Maurice Campbell
    [ Book : 1968 ]
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  9. Popper's open society after fifty years : the continuing relevance of Karl Popper / edited by Ian Jarvie and Sandra Pralong
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  10. Has history any meaning? : a critique of Popper's philosophy of history / [by] Burleigh Taylor Wilkins
    Wilkins, Burleigh Taylor
    [ Book : 1978 ]
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  2. A portrait of Sir Karl Popper [presented by Robyn Williams]
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