Popper: Philosophy, Politics and Scientific MethodISBN: 978-0-7456-0322-3
Paperback
216 pages
November 1998, Polity
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'In this masterful study, Geoffrey Stokes provides a comprehensive
analysis of the interweaving of political commitments, epistemology
and scientific method in the whole range of Popper's writings. By
this means he offers us a careful account of the evolving structure
of Popper's complex "system of ideas". In addition, Stokes points
out the many reformulations as well as latent disjunctions in
Popper's heroic efforts to integrate a philosophy of freedom and
scientific enquiry. Another benefit of Stokes's book is a
long-overdue examination of the differences and similarities in
Popper's methodologies of social and natural science. At the same
time, the study contains a useful overview of the clash between
Popper's critical rationalism and Habermasian "critical theory".'
Professor Toby E. Huff, University of Massachusetts,
Dartmouth
'One of the few books to cover the debate between Popper and the
Frankfurt School.' The Times Higher Education
Supplement
'Geoffrey Stokes has written a thought-provoking book...it is a
valuable contribution to the literature on Popper's philosophy.'
Jeffrey Ketland, University of Nottingham, British Journal of
Philosophy
'The reader is given a lucid account of Popper's evolving system of ideas, succinctly situating each development in its historical and intellectual context, and concluding each section with an appraisal of Popper's contribution ... [Stokes's] book is a fine contribution to that wider goal, and a lucid and balanced assessment of Popper's philosophical achievements.' Thesis Eleven