Karl Popper
Karl Popper
Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FBA FRSwas an Austrian-British philosopher and professor. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 July 1902
CountryAustria
Karl Popper quotes about
ideas survival bad-ideas
The survival value of intelligence is that it allows us to extinct a bad idea, before the idea extincts us.
mistake criticism serious
Serious rational criticism is so rare that it should be encouraged. Being too ready to defend oneself is more dangerous than being too ready to admit a mistake.
simple nihilism atoms
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.
hate ideas may
We hate the very idea that our own ideas may be mistaken, so we cling dogmatically to our conjectures.
quests impossible precision
The quest for precision is analogous to the quest for certainty and both - precision and certainty are impossible to attain.
errors hypothesis rationality
Better our hypotheses die for our errors than ourselves.