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AN INTRODUCTION TO THETHOUGHT OF KARL POPPERSir Karl Popper is widely acclaimed as one of the most influentialthinkers of our time. Born in Vienna in 1902, he fled the Nazis in 1937and took up a university post in New Zealand. He followed adistinguished academic career, teaching and lecturing all over Europe,Australasia, India, Japan and the USA. He has written numerous books,articles and essays. His publications have appeared in some thirtylanguages.This study offers an accessible introduction to the life and work ofthis extraordinary thinker, including his often-neglected Postscript onscientific method published in three volumes in the 1980s. It charts thedevelopment of Popper’s philosophy and shows his unfailing politicalcommitment to humanism and enlightenment. At the centre of Popper’sthought stands rationality and a strong belief in the power of the humanmind to change things for the better. Rationality thus serves as a guideboth in his philosophical considerations and for his political views.Approved by Karl Popper himself as a careful and comprehensivestudy, An Introduction to the Thought of Karl Popper will be ideal tomeet the increasing demand for a summary introduction to his work. Ithas been translated into English by Patrick Camiller.Roberta Corvi is a Lecturer of Philosophy at the Catholic University ofMilan. She is the author of La filosofia di P.F.Strawson (1979) and Ifraintendimenti della ragione (1992), a monograph about PaulFeyerabend.