An introduction to logic and scientific method vs The Logic of Scientific Discovery: Which Should You Read?

Cover of An introduction to logic and scientific method An introduction to logic and scientific method Morris Raphael Cohen · 1934 ★★★★☆ 3.7 467 pages · ≈ 8 h 39 m · Demanding

Much as he considered himself a philosopher, Morris Raphael Cohen was also immersed in the machinery of social life. From his first years of "engagement" as a volunteer teacher in Thomas Davidson's school for…

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Cover of The Logic of Scientific Discovery The Logic of Scientific Discovery Karl Popper · 1935 ★★★★☆ 4.0 479 pages · ≈ 8 h 52 m · Demanding

Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism'…

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An introduction to logic and scientific methodThe Logic of Scientific Discovery
Goodreads 3.7 (28) 4.0 (5536)
Hardcover — 3.7 (14)
Google Books — 5.0 (2)

Reception

An introduction to logic and scientific methodThe Logic of Scientific Discovery
Ratings 28 5536
Editions 25 63
Citations — 1113
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 20860
Reading it now — 625
Written reviews — 233
Wikipedia attention — 1382
Pages 467 479

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