Critically evaluate the rose of the observer in the attainment of knowledge
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Amber Bradford
Critically evaluate the role of the observer in the attainment of knowledge
The roles in which an observer must take in the attainment of knowledge are many. Many philosophers have accomplished these roles, for prime example Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn and Heisnbury. Einstein had also undertaken these roles in the attainment of knowledge. Aristotle had first shown the attainment of knowledge by using the acquired knowledge theory of ‘knowing’, he also saw science in a different way to the ‘science method’ as he believed that science was practical, poetical or theatrical.
Karl Popper was a philosopher and professor and was regarded as one the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century. He is known for this inductivist form of the scientific method which favours the empiricalism view. His contributions were to claim the philosophical problem of induction. He argued that science does not use induction and that it is just a myth. He went on with the problem being that people ask the wrong question to induction, as it is how to justify theories given and instead people need to look for correct errors. Popper argued that seeking for theories which are mostly likely true was a false goal which conflicts with the search of knowledge. He believed that knowledge is created by criticism and guesswork. He said that it is an attempt to disprove existing theories, this lead to being a big role in observations and experiments.
