ABSTRACT
At the age of eight, Karl Popper was puzzling over the idea of infinity and by fifteen was beginning to take a keen interest in his father's well-stocked library of books. Unended Quest recounts these moments and many others in the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, providing an indispensable account of the ideas that influenced him most. As an introduction to Popper's philosophy, Unended Quest also shines. Popper lucidly explains the central ideas in his work, making this book ideal for anyone coming to Popper's life and work for the first time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |3 pages
Omniscience and Fallibility
chapter |3 pages
Childhood Memories
chapter |5 pages
Early Influences
chapter |3 pages
The First World War
chapter |16 pages
A Long Digression Concerning Essentialism
What Still Divides Me from Most Contemporary Philosophers
chapter |7 pages
Early Studies
chapter |4 pages
Music
chapter |7 pages
Speculations About the Rise of Polyphonic Music
Psychology of Discovery or Logic of Discovery?