KarlPopper:PhilosophyandProblems(RoyalInstituteofPhilosophySupplements)

FewphilosophersinthiscenturyhavehadeitherKarlPopper'srangeorhisinfluence,insideandoutsidephilosophy.Thiscollectionofessaysbyfifteendistinguishedphilosophers,severalofwhomhavebeencloselyassociatedwithPopperandhiswork,providesatimelyassessmentofPopper'scontributionsinanumberofkeyareas:themethodologyandphilosophyofscience;probabilityanddeterminism;quantumtheory;biology;thetheoryofevolution;andthetheoryandpracticeofpolitics.Thevolumeoffersthespecialistandthegeneralreaderalikefreshinsightsintothelifeandworkofoneofthetwentiethcentury'smostoriginalthinkers.