Karl Popper

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Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher) , Austrian-British science philosopher and social commentator. He is known for rejecting the classical induction view of science, using, instead, his empirical falsification.

According to empirical falsification, a theory can never be proven but it can be falsified.

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 (Austrian-British science philosopher)

Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstand you. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

A theory that explains everything, explains nothing. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve. Karl Popper (Austrian-British science philosopher)