GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following thinkers proposed the criterion of falsifiability as the measure of scientific truth?
A
Levi-Strauss
B
Max Weber
C
Karl Popper
D
Karl Marx
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The British philosopher Sir Karl Popper (1902–94) proposed the criterion as a foundational method of the empirical sciences.

Detailed explanation-2: -The philosopher Karl Popper’s widely accepted criterion for a scientific theory is that it must not simply pass such experimental tests as may be applied but that it must be formulated in such a way that falsification is in principle possible.

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