One of the leading philosophers of the 20th century, Sir Karl Popper founded the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method in 1946. Critical rationalism was the cornerstone not only of his political philosophy but also of his views on the method and practice of the natural and the social sciences. It was through Popper’s efforts that falsifiability entered public consciousness as a defining criterion of the method of science. In addition to being instrumental in shaping 20th century philosophy of science, Popper was one of the century’s foremost defenders of democratic liberalism in political philosophy.
When Karl Popper died in 1994, John Watkins and other members of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method worked with the London School of Economics and Political Science to establish the Sir Karl Popper Memorial Fund. Thanks to many generous donations, this fund has for over 20 years supported the work of LSE students inspired by Popper’s work with the Sir Karl Popper Memorial Prize, while also supporting a memorial lecture series featuring lectures in honour of Popper.
If you are interested in supporting the Karl Popper Memorial Fund so that it may continue to serve this mission, please contact Richard Bradley (r.bradley@lse.ac.uk).
Event name: ‘How philosophy drives discovery: A scientist’s view of Popper’ - Podcast
Event name: ‘The Cunning of Uncertainty’
Event name: ‘Critical Rationalism and Religious and Political Reform in Iran’
Date: 15 March 2012
The Sir Karl Popper Memorial Fund would like to thank the Austrian Cultural Forum for the generous support they have offered toward the 2012 Lecture.
Event name: ‘Popperian Pathways: the demarcation between quack cancer cures and scientific remedies’
Date: 6 November 2007
Event name: ‘Multiculturalism and the “Open Society”; a Popperian Approach’
Isaac Levi - ‘Abduction with or without Induction: How Peircean is Popper?’
Michael Redhead - ‘Popper and the Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen Experiment’
John Worrall - ‘Popper and the Logic of Scientific Discovery’
This Symposium also featured a discussion ‘A Dialogue on the Intellectual Impact of Popper’s The Open Society and Its Enemies’ with speakers Lord Dahrendorf, Professor Anthony O’Hear, and Professor Edward F. McClennen.
Date: 4 December 2002
Event name: ‘The Open Society: Useful Project or Empty Concept?’
