Karl R. Popper

Gesammelte Werke in deutscher Sprache

Karl R. Popper (1902–1994): 1928 Dr. phil; 1948 D. Litt. at the University of London; up to 1945 Senior Lecturer at the University of New Zealand; 1945–49 Reader, 1949–69 Professor of Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science; 1969 Professor Emeritus; Sir Karl Popper had several honorary doctor titles and received a number of distinguished awards, the last one being the Otto Hahn Peace Medal of the United Nations.

The purpose of this edition is stated exactly in the title: It is a collection of works and writings which Karl Popper himself regarded as completed and which to a large extent has been left in the publication contexts which he specified. Thus the collections of essays as compiled by Popper himself have in principle been retained, but duplications have been avoided and adaptations to the English editions have been made in those places where these were continued.

This is a reading text, as a rule in the final version authorized by Karl Popper. The translations have been checked, and additions to previous versions have been marked.

Each volume contains an afterword, written by the editor of the volume, which describes the intellectual context of its origins and outlines the history of its reception. The version on which the volume is based, any previous versions along with the history of their editions and translations as well as the special editorial features of each volume are provided in a separate bibliographical appendix.

Each volume has an index of names and subjects. Those volumes whose previous editions were already widely available and which have often been quoted also contain a page concordance so that references from secondary literature can be easily found.

The volumes can be purchased individually, to the extent that this is permissible under publishing law. Subscribers to the complete edition will be charged a lower price. There will be a parallel student edition of those texts relevant for students.

Editors of the available volumes

William Warren Bartley, III
1934–1990 zuletzt Professor für Philosophie und Forschungsbeauftragter der Stanford University.

Troels Eggers Hansen
Geboren 1936; Studium der Physik; 1963–1999 Bibliothekar an der Universitätsbibliothek Copenhagen.

Herbert Keuth
Geboren 1940; Professor für Wissenschaftstheorie in Tübingen.

Hubert Kiesewetter
Geboren 1939; Studium der Ökonomie, Geschichte und Wissenschaftstheorie in Frankfurt, Kiel, London und Heidelberg; 1972 Promotion; 1985 Habilitation; emeritierter Professor für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte an der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Manfred Lube
Geboren 1945; seit 1971 Bibliothekar (Universität Graz); 1983–90 Bibliotheksdirektor Montanuniversität Leoben; 1990–2007 Bibliotheksdirektor Universität Klagenfurt; Ruhestand 2007; seit 2008 Leiter des Copyright-Büros an der Karl Popper-Sammlung der Universitätsbibliothek Klagenfurt.

Hans J. Niemann
Geboren 1941; Studium der Chemie und Philosophie; 1972 Promotion zum Dr. rer. nat.; freiberuflicher Schriftsteller; Lehraufträge und Gastvorlesungen über Kritischen Rationalismus an den Universitäten Bamberg und Passau.