Political Science · Political Theory
Which is Not correct about Karl Popper?
AHe declared Plato, Marx and Hegel enemies of the open society
BHe believed in piecemeal social engineering
CHe claimed that a scientific revolution denotes a paradigm shift ✓ Correct
DHe claimed that scientific theories are those which can be falsified by experiments
Correct answer: (C) He claimed that a scientific revolution denotes a paradigm shift — The incorrect statement is that Popper said a scientific revolution denotes a paradigm shift.
Explanation
★The incorrect statement is that Popper said a scientific revolution denotes a paradigm shift.
★The idea of paradigm shift belongs to Thomas Kuhn, not Popper.
★Popper declared Plato, Marx and Hegel enemies of the open society.
★He believed in piecemeal social engineering.
★He held that scientific theories must be falsifiable.
★So the paradigm-shift claim is the one that is not Popper's.
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