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Keywords = Critical Rationalism
Number of Articles: 16
Karl Popper in Africa: Liberal-Communitarianism as Ideology for Democratic Social Reconstruction
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 1-12
Abstract
This paper examines the liberal society that Popper lauds, that aims to be truly open, and discusses why another, more communitarian kind of society, particularly societies in Africa, ... Read More
Popper in Greece
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 13-22
Abstract
Notwithstanding Karl Popper’s deep admiration for ancient Greece and his affection for modern Greece, his work has been mostly viewed with caution by Greek scholars who, until ... Read More
The Effects of Critical Rationalism on the Development of Critical Thinking Abilities; A Case Study with Senior High School Students in Manizales, Colombia
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 40-54
Abstract
Fostering critical thinking among senior high school students in Colombia has been an unfulfilled goal. This undesirable situation has multiple causes: “critical thinking” ... Read More
Critical Rationalism and the Internet
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 80-90
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to consider whether critical rationalism has any ideas which could usefully be applied to the internet. Today we tend to take the internet for granted ... Read More
Critical Rationalism and Post-Truth
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 91-106
Abstract
'Post-truth' has become a buzzword for numerous current crises: the fragmentation of the media landscape, the ongoing debate about 'fake news', the loss of trust in science, etc. Although ... Read More
The Metaphysics of Artifacts: a critical rationalist approach
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 151-167
Abstract
Artifacts are ubiquitous and influential in our world, but their nature and existence are controversial. Several theories have been proposed to explain the ontology of artifacts. Drawing ... Read More
Applying Critical Rationalism to Liberal Capitalism
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 225-241
Abstract
Since Critical Rationalism is considered by some more of an attitude or mindset and by others a methodological approach to philosophical thinking and practical problem-solving, its ... Read More
Love, Compassion and Reason in The Open Society and Its Enemies
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 242-257
Abstract
One may say that The Open Society and Its Enemies (OS) offered in 1945 the first complete elaboration of the general approach proposed by Karl Popper, namely his ‘critical rationalism’, ... Read More
The Encounter of Two Philosophers with ‘the Crisis of Modernity’: Karl Popper and Hans Blumenberg
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 258-280
Abstract
Since the emergence of modernity, and in response to its myriad aspects and potentials, which are constantly unfolding, countless reactions have kept emerging in almost all quarters ... Read More
Is it more reasonable for a critical rationalist to be non-religious?
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 317-331
Abstract
This paper argues that it is not reasonable for a critical rationalist to be a religious believer in the Abrahamic tradition. The argument is distinctive, in that it takes seriously ... Read More
Is it more reasonable for a Critical Rationalist to be non-Religious? Belief and Unbelief in a Post-secular Era
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 332-351
Abstract
In modern times many militant atheist thinkers and activists have tried to promote the idea that religions, as well as religious ways of life, are one of the main, if not the main source ... Read More
The Problem of Certainty in Religion and Science: Two Critically Rational Solutions to the Feynman Dilemma
Volume 17, Issue 42 , June 2023, , Pages 352-373
Abstract
The influential physicist Richard Feynman became interested in the relationship between religion and science during a mid-career phase. He proposed that their interface was embroiled ... Read More
Is the later Wittgenstein Falling into the Abyss of Relativism? an assessment through the lens of critical rationalism
Volume 16, Issue 40 , November 2022, , Pages 208-224
Abstract
The later Wittgenstein presents all kinds of knowledge in the form of language games based on forms of life. One of the implications of his later views is that certain language games ... Read More
What Does the Quran Teach Us and How Should It Be Studied?
Volume 16, Issue 40 , November 2022, , Pages 633-664
Abstract
This article aims at introducing the critical rationalist approach to Quranic studies. Following some preliminaries concerning the Quran and Quranic studies in the first section, a ... Read More
Assessing the Epistemological Status of Certainty in Wittgenstein through the Lens of Critical Rationalism
Volume 16, Issue 38 , May 2022, , Pages 670-705
Abstract
"Certainty" occupies an important place in Wittgenstein’s epistemology: it does not belong to the category of knowledge but constitutes its foundation. In his view, knowledge ... Read More
Impact of Coronavirus on the Ecosystem of Rationality
Volume 14, Issue 31 , July 2020, , Pages 221-245