This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher Karl Popper's article "Towards A Rational Theory Of Tradition", found in his book Conjectures and Refutations.

It focuses specifically on the differing attitudes towards tradition that he distinguishes.  These include an uncritical acceptance and advocacy of tradition but also a type of rationalism uncritically hostile to tradition that doesn't realize that rationalism and science themselves figure into a tradition.


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Karl Popper, Towards A Rational Theory Of Tradition - Attitudes Towards Tradition

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Karl Popper, Towards A Rational Theory Of Tradition - Attitudes Towards Tradition

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