Theory of Knowledge in Karl Popper’s Philosophy

Abstract

This article aims to study of the theory of knowledge in Karl Popper’s Philosophy of Science. Result of the study discovered that Karl Popper’s theory of knowledge presented via Philosophy of Science comprises falsifiability and deductive reasoning. According to Popper, falsifiability is seen as the criterion for demarcating the limits of scientific inquiry. Falsifiability is also used as a criterion of demarcation to draw a sharp line between those theories that are scientific and those that are unscientific. For deductive reasoning, Popper explained that deductive reasoning makes scientific theory more explicit than inductive reasoning. In addition, his philosophy of science also harmonizes with modern physics.