"It is not his possession of knowledge, of……" — Karl Popper
"It is not his possession of knowledge, of irrefutable truth, that makes the man of science, but his persistent and recklessly critical quest for truth."
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119 Quotes by Karl Popper
Karl Popper has 119 quotes on this site.
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Science is not a system of certain, or -established, statements; nor is it a system which steadily advances towards a…
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I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as…
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It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and…
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is,…
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Science does not rest upon solid bedrock. The bold structure of its theories rises, as it were, above a swamp.…
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The scientific tradition is distinguished from the pre-scientific tradition by having two layers. Like the latter, it passes on its…
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Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with…
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to…
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It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmations. Confirmations should count only…
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Propose theories which can be criticized. Think about possible decisive falsifying experiments-crucial experiments. But do not give up your theories…
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In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're…
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There's less critical thinking going on in this country on a Main Street level - forget about the media -…
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I would be far more critical than any reviewer could be of my own work. So I simply don't read…
— John Banville
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Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
— Diane Abbott
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I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism…
— Benazir Bhutto
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Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired…
— Allan Bloom
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House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his…
— John Boehner
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Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better…
— Erma Bombeck
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I'm pretty critical of myself as far as reaching some sort of perfect bull's-eye or target that I'm aiming for.
— Jeff Bridges
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I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can…
— Malin Akerman
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There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated…
— Nicolas Cage
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