Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Karl Popper
- No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
- Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
- True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
- No book can ever be finished. While working on it we learn just enough to find it immature the moment we turn away from it.
- Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
- Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
- While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
- We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.
- The game of science is, in principle, without end. He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test, and that they can be regarded as finally verified, retires from the game.
- It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.
Karl Popper (1902-1994) was an Austrian-British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of science in the 20th century.
Popper was born in Vienna, Austria, and was educated at the University of Vienna. He began his academic career as a teacher in Vienna and later became a professor of philosophy at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He then moved to the London School of Economics in 1946, where he remained until his retirement in 1969.
Popper’s most famous contribution to philosophy is his concept of falsifiability, which he developed in his book “The Logic of Scientific Discovery” (1934). According to Popper, scientific theories can never be proved, only falsified. In other words, a scientific theory can only be considered scientific if it is capable of being tested and potentially proven false.
Popper also wrote extensively on political philosophy, arguing that open societies are the most desirable form of government, as they allow for the most individual freedom and the greatest potential for progress. He was a strong advocate of democracy and criticized totalitarianism and authoritarianism.
Throughout his career, Popper received numerous honors and awards for his contributions to philosophy and science, including the Royal Society of Arts Albert Medal, the Sonning Prize, and the Order of Merit.
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