Practical knowledge and realism: linking Andrew Collier on lay knowledge to Karl Popper on the philosophy of science JUSTIN C RU ICKSHANK : Linking Andrew Collier on lay knowledge to Karl Popper on the philosophy of science

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Practical knowledge and realism: linking Andrew Collier on lay knowledge to Karl Popper on the philosophy of science JUSTIN C RU ICKSHANK

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It is an honour to contribute a chapter to this Festschrift on Andrew Collier’s philosophy. In this chapter my concern is with the essay from which Andrew’s recent book, In Defence of Objectivity, takes its title and, within this, Andrew’s arguments about lay knowledge.