The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper is an analysis of scientific thinking through his particular view of epistemology. Popper is a well-known philosopher of science. In this work, he investigates where scientific findings fit into philosophy through examining what differentiates true knowledge from false knowledge. He claims this quest is far more than language analysis or reductionism, relying instead on the relationship of basic statements and the notion of "falsifiability" to sustain rational analytical processes in the growth of knowledge.
Science is about putting forward and testing theories. Falsifiability figures prominently as Popper's method for testing theories. He repeatedly shows that theories are never verifiable, only falsifiable. Concepts of universality and singularity help to define falsifiability. Singular statements, or occurrences, are subsets of universal events. Basic statements are particular types of singular statement that can.....
