Karl Popper

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We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.

Karl Popper

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Topic

Intolerance

Author

Karl Popper

Source

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Vol. 1, Routledge, 1995, notes to the chapters, ch. 7, note 4.

In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable: and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality.

Karl Popper

The Logic of Scientific Discovery

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Topic

Scientific theory Nature of science

Author

Karl Popper

Source

The Logic of Scientific Discovery

Genre

Scientific literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

German

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Popper, Karl. Logik der Forschung [The Logic of Research]. Julius Springer, 1934, pt. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Popper, Karl. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Routledge, 2002, pt. 1, ch. 1.

Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.

Karl Popper

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Topic

Science and religion Science Myth

Author

Karl Popper

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Popper, Karl. "Philosophy of Science: A Personal Report." British Philosophy in the Mid-Century: A Cambridge Symposium, edited by C. A. Mace. Cambridge University Press, 1957.

The history of power politics is nothing but the history of international crime and mass murder.

Karl Popper

The Open Society and Its Enemies

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Topic

International politics

Author

Karl Popper

Source

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Vol. 2, Routledge, 1995, ch. 25.

There is no history of mankind, there is only an indefinite number of histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world.

Karl Popper

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Nature of history History

Author

Karl Popper

Source

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Vol. 2, Routledge, 1995, ch. 25.