Contents
- Preface
- Part One Philosophy and the English language: How Irrationalism About Science is Made Credible
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- Chapter 1. Neutralizing Success-Words
- Chapter 2. Sabotaging Logical Expressions
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Belief, of course, is never rational: |
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— Karl Popper, 'Autobiography', 1974 |
- Part Two How Irrationalism About Science Began
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- Chapter 3. The Historical Source Located
- Chapter 4. The Key Premise of Irrationalism Identified
- Chapter 5. Further Evidence for this Identification
- Notes
- Bibliography
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