The Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Karl Popper
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper's English version of Logik der Forschung, first published by Julius Springer in Vienna in 1934 (imprint 1935). Hutchinson issued it in London in 1959. Popper argues that a theory is scientific only if it could be refuted.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Julius Springer, 1935
- First published
- Julius Springer, Vienna, 1934
- First UK edition
- Hutchinson, 1959
The first edition of The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper was published in Vienna by Julius Springer in 1935. We track 2 editions.
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Who published the first edition of The Logic of Scientific Discovery?
The first edition of The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper was published in Vienna by Julius Springer in 1935.
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We track 2 editions of The Logic of Scientific Discovery, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The Logic of Scientific Discovery, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Karl Popper, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu)
- The logic of scientific discovery (Science Editions, 1961), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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