Critical rationalism, scientific truth, and moral fallibilism in Karl Popper's epistemology

In this essay the epistemic criterion of fallibilism is analyzed within the critical rationalism and scientific realism that make up the epistemology of Karl Popper. Fallibilism becomes evident especially when evaluating not only scientific theories but also moral theories or various conceptions of...

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Autor: Gómez Navarro, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/2179
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/phainomenon/article/view/2179
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Falibilismo, racionalismo crítico, teorías, verdad, epistemología
Fallibilism, critical rationalism, theories, truth, epistemology
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Sumario:In this essay the epistemic criterion of fallibilism is analyzed within the critical rationalism and scientific realism that make up the epistemology of Karl Popper. Fallibilism becomes evident especially when evaluating not only scientific theories but also moral theories or various conceptions of good, in order to determine their claims to truth in the context of a plural and democratic society.