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Karl Popper

Karl Popper, a distinguished philosopher, profoundly influenced scientific thought through his emphasis on falsifiability. He argued that for a statement to be considered scientific, it must be capable of being proven false.

Karl Popper

Karl Popper

Marxism & psychanalysis are not science

3 theories

Einstein
Most successful

5. Declared his theory false

4. Predictions crucial

3. Derived 3 important predictions of diff. observable facts

2. Not the theories truth which decides its scientific character

1. Bold theory

Newton
Kepler

Boldness of scientists

Making bold predictions
Making daring conjectures

His contibution shaped the way scientists think

For s statement to be scientific, it must be falsifiable

Was a philosopher