{"product_id":"9781041139225-objective-knowledge","title":"Objective Knowledge","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Evolutionary Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant exposition of Popper's theory of knowledge, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Jeremy Shearmur, which provides some helpful context to \u003ci\u003eObjective Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e and Popper's philosophy in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'We are workers who are adding to the growth of objective knowledge as masons work on a cathedral'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Karl Popper, Objective Knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extent and scope of human knowledge is arguably one of humankind's greatest achievements. Since Descartes, however, the theory of human knowledge has been mainly what philosophers call subjectivist: even scientific knowledge was regarded as a special kind of human belief, but human nonetheless. In \u003ci\u003eObjective Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e, which contains some of his most important writings on epistemology, Karl Popper breaks decisively and controversially with this view of human knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA realist and a fallibilist, he argues that human knowledge, stated in human language, is no longer part of ourselves but open to objective criticism. Above all, Popper argues that human knowledge grows through a process of conjecture, testing and criticism. Such objective knowledge has significance also for us as individuals, as critical interaction with problem-situations and the constant process of trial and error playing a role in all walks of life, from philosophy and science to music and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliant exposition of Popper's theory of knowledge, this Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Jeremy Shearmur, which provides some helpful context to \u003ci\u003eObjective Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003eand Popper's philosophy in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57300701512054,"sku":"9781041139225","price":26.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40032064.jpg?v=1771484649","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781041139225-objective-knowledge","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}