No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 12, 1945
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Karl Popper (1902–1994) was an Austrian-British philosopher known for his work in the philosophy of science. He is best known for his rejection of the inductive method and his advocacy of falsification as a criterion for demarcating science from non-science, helping to shape the development of modern scientific inquiry.
1902–1994·lived 92 years
No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 12, 1945
Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 38, 1945
But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge.Objective Knowledge, 1972
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