Chapter titles in this book include "Essentialism versus Nominalism" and "Comparisons with Astronomy: Long-term forecasts and large-scale forecasts". This book divides its subject into Pro-Naturalistic and Anti-Naturalistic varieties. This book berates the author's opponents for rejecting the possibility of large-scale experiments and for believing in the emergence of novelty without being able to predict it. The central criticism of this book is that, unlike physics, the titular viewpoint does not accept the assumption that in similar circumstances similar things will happen, and thus an adherent will be drawn to the idea of being a philosopher-king or social engineer. For ten points, name this book that attacks the belief that human nature can change over time, a work of Karl Popper whose name suggests that a ce
Chapter titles in this book include "Essentialism versus Nominalism" and "Comparisons with Astronomy: Long-term forecasts and large-scale forecasts". This book divides its subject into Pro-Naturalistic and Anti-Naturalistic varieties. This book berates the author's opponents for rejecting the possibility of large-scale experiments and for believing in the emergence of novelty without being able to predict it. The central criticism of this book is that, unlike physics, the titular viewpoint does not accept the assumption that in similar circumstances similar things will happen, and thus an adherent will be drawn to the idea of being a philosopher-king or social engineer. For ten points, name this book that attacks the belief that human nature can change over time, a work of Karl Popper whose name suggests that a certain theory does not have money.
Chapter titles in this book include "Essentialism versus Nominalism" and "Comparisons with Astronomy: Long-term forecasts and large-scale forecasts".
The {Poverty} of {Historicism}