On Thursday, September 07, 2000 3:32 PM Stirling Westrup <sti@cam.org wrote:
> Karl Popper was a philosopher of science who died in 1994. I first
> encountered his work in 1990 when I read one of his books that I borrowed
> from a friend at work. The book (whose title I can no longer recall) had
> been published in the 1950's, and except for an appendix about the evils
> of communist thinking, was highly enjoyable. His philosophy almost exactly
> matched my own, but he had taken the trouble to refine it further, and had
> worked out many implications that I had not. I found that everywhere where
> our philosophies disagreed, he was able to convince me that his approach
> was correct. By the time I finished the book, I was a dedicated Popperian.
> You can find out more about him and his work at:
Though I admire the work of Popper and those he influenced -- Joseph Agassi
and William W. Bartley come to mind -- I think his falsificationism is
merely part of the toolbox, not the whole shebang. I'd be interested to see
reactions to my reactions to the stuff on pancritical rationalism on the
Extropians FAQ List. My piece is at
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/PCR.html (I've mentioned it on this list
before, but got little reaction.)
Cheers!
Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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