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critical rationalism  

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  • Critical rationalism is a term sometimes used to refer to Karl Popper's philosophical system, or a large part thereof. But it more precisely refers to a critical attitude that Popper advocated, and derivatively to the claim that we ought to adopt this attitude (in a significant class of contexts, e.g., when doing science). [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Critical Rationalism]

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