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Meaning of "Popperian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POPPERIAN

Popperian  [pɒˈpɪərɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POPPERIAN

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Popperian is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POPPERIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Popperian

Karl Popper

Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FBA FRS was an Austrian-British philosopher and professor at the London School of Economics. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century. Popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific method, in favour of empirical falsification: A theory in the empirical sciences can never be proven, but it can be falsified, meaning that it can and should be scrutinized by decisive experiments. If the outcome of an experiment contradicts the theory, one should refrain from ad hoc manoeuvres that evade the contradiction merely by making it less falsifiable. Popper is also known for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge which he replaced with critical rationalism, "the first non justificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy". In political discourse, he is known for his vigorous defence of liberal democracy and the principles of social criticism that he came to believe made a flourishing "open society" possible.

Definition of Popperian in the English dictionary

The definition of Popperian in the dictionary is a follower or admirer of Popper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POPPERIAN


Adlerian
ædˈlɪərɪən
Algerian
ælˈdʒɪərɪən
Cancerian
kænˈsɪərɪən
Cimmerian
sɪˈmɪərɪən
criterion
kraɪˈtɪərɪən
Hanoverian
ˌhænəˈvɪərɪən
Hesperian
hɛˈspɪərɪən
Hyperion
haɪˈpɪərɪən
Iberian
aɪˈbɪərɪən
Illyrian
ɪˈlɪərɪən
Liberian
laɪˈbɪərɪən
Nigerian
naɪˈdʒɪərɪən
presbyterian
ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən
Shakespearean
ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən
Shakespearian
ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən
Siberian
saɪˈbɪərɪən
Sumerian
suːˈmɪərɪən
therian
ˈθɪərɪən
trans-Siberian
trænzsaɪˈbɪərɪən
Wagnerian
vɑːɡˈnɪərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POPPERIAN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POPPERIAN

bacterian
Brian
Celtiberian
Chaucerian
eleutherian
eutherian
Faulknerian
Hitlerian
Homerian
Khmerian
megatherian
metatherian
Mousterian
phalansterian
Pierian
prototherian
psalterian
Schopenhauerian
Spenserian
spinsterian
valerian

Synonyms and antonyms of Popperian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Popperian» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

波普尔
1,325 millions of speakers

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popperiano
570 millions of speakers

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Popperian
510 millions of speakers

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Popperian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوبر الداعي
280 millions of speakers

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Поппера
278 millions of speakers

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popperiana
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Popperian
260 millions of speakers

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Popper
220 millions of speakers

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Popperian
190 millions of speakers

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Popper
180 millions of speakers

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Popperian
130 millions of speakers

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포퍼
85 millions of speakers

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Popperian
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Popperian
80 millions of speakers

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Popperian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉपपरियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Poppercı
70 millions of speakers

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popperiana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Popperowską
50 millions of speakers

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Поппера
40 millions of speakers

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Popperian
30 millions of speakers
el

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Popperian
15 millions of speakers
af

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Popperiaanse
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Popperian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

popperian
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POPPERIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Popperian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POPPERIAN»

Discover the use of Popperian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Popperian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Testing, Rationality, and Progress: Essays on the Popperian ...
'...a thoughtful, sustained reflection....a valuable contribution to the growing literature in the philosophy or economics.'-ETHICS
D. Wade Hands, 1993
2
Foundations of Economic Method: A Popperian Perspective
This updated edition is radically changed from the original and will be much appreciated by thinkers within economics. Boland is back.
Lawrence Boland, 2003
3
Improving Education: Realist Approaches to Method and Research
The Popperian would use triangulation and avoid sampling bias to help mitigate these biases. Fourth, it would be anathema to a Popperian researcher to take part in uncritical 'adulation' of the ideas of other 'great' thinkers. For sure, such a ...
Joanna Swann, John Pratt, 1999
4
The Popperian Legacy in Economics: Papers Presented at a ...
This volume examines why Sir Karl Popper's view of empirical falsifiability as the distinguishing characteristic of science has found appeal among economists.
Neil de Marchi, 2008
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The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes: Volume 1: ...
science' does not prevent growth as long as we combine it with the Popperian recognition that there is good, progressive normal science and that there is had, degenerating normal science, and as long as we retain the determination to ...
Imre Lakatos, John Worrall, Gregory Currie, 1980
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Feyerabend's Philosophy
interpretation clashes with the view that Feyerabend was a Popperian until the late 1960s. My question is: Did Feyerabend (a) belong to the Popperian school, or was he rather (b) a pluralist who tried out ideas regardless of allegiance to ...
Eric Oberheim, 2006
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Aesthetic Criteria: Gombrich and the Philosophies of Science ...
(Note: I am not proposing this theory here; I am just offering it as an example of how to make a Popperian criticism of a Popperian theory of aesthetics). I now return to Gombrich: my purpose in suggesting those two Popperian versions of ...
Sheldon Saul Richmond, 1994
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The Significance of Popper's Thought: Proceedings of the ...
PomiMmiiiiktnitovifly of the Sciences and the Humanities l996 Vol 49 pp 59-7l Stefan Amsterdamski BETWEEN RELATIVISM AND ABSOLUTISM: THE POPPERIAN IDEAL OF KNOWLEDGE ABSTRACT. The paper discusses three problems ...
Stefan Amsterdamski, 1996
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Systems that Learn: An Introduction to Learning Theory
5.63 Definition (Case and Ngo-Manguelle [34]) (a) M is Popperian on / just in case for all n, <£>M(/[n]) E R. (b) M is Popperian on S C R just in case M is Popperian on each / G S. (c) M is Popperian just in case M is Popperian on 7v .
Sanjay Jain, 1999
10
Critical Economic Methodology: A Personal Odyssey
In the last chapter of his 1993 book, about 'Saving the Popperian tradition', he says: According to critical rationalism (hereafter, CR), the (insoluble) problem of justification is replaced by the (far more tractable) problem of criticism; rationality is ...
Lawrence Boland, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POPPERIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Popperian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Steve Fuller and the Value of Intellectual Provocation
At various moments, he sounds like a socialist, libertarian, Popperian or Jesuit (and in fact he was raised Catholic and still has a strong affinity ... «Scientific American, Mar 15»
2
Interview: Lee Smolin and the Status of Modern Physics
As an avowed Popperian yourself, are you not committed to the idea that this is how science works? In addition, wouldn't the very idea of “laws ... «h+ Magazine, Feb 15»
3
University of Copenhagen
Certain 'Popperian' comments are in order, I think. As to moderate catastrophism - hte idea of catastrophe is sudden and overwhelming forms is ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Jan 15»
4
Climate Science & Falsifiability
Popperian falsifiability is implied by Kuhn's first criterion – accuracy. It is of course only too true that social and psychological factors influence what scientists ... «Philosophy Now, Sep 14»
5
Plato and the Physicist: A Multicosmic Love Story
... about how reality works) and “empirical”, by which he no longer means the Popperian notion of falsifiability, but its ability to explain the world. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 14»
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Racism is a framework, not a theory
The Popperian point is that, although they can be used to make falsifiable statements, these frameworks can retroactively explain anything and ... «Washington Post, May 14»
7
Scientific bent and bent science
The will to doubt, expressed in the Popperian falsifiability premise, made science what another scientist and science historian, John Desmond ... «Frontline, Mar 14»
8
Climate science
This sounds good in a Popperian way; but it is not really true. While science is more unsettled than some feel comfortable admitting, ... «The Economist, Feb 14»
9
Economists: there is no such thing as the 'economic approach'
This is just the sort of empirical test that a scientist in the Popperian falsificationist tradition seeks, and the result is clear; the prediction does not ... «Financial Times, Jan 14»
10
Remembering Australia's Nobel Prize winner, Sir John Eccles
In a 'Popperian' way, therefore, his older views had been comprehensively falsified – and he was the one who achieved this wonderful ... «ABC Online, Dec 13»

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