Books like The Logic of Scientific Discovery

The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper reads as academic, rigorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Proofs and refutations

Imre Lakatos · 1976

Both explore philosophy of science & epistemology

74% genome match

Popper selections

Karl Popper · 1983

Both explore philosophy of science & falsifiability

77% genome match

Against Method

Paul K. Feyerabend · 1975

Both explore philosophy of science & epistemology

68% genome match

Meaning

Michael Polanyi · 1975

Both explore epistemology & philosophy of science

70% genome match

The conduct of inquiry

Kaplan, Abraham · 1964

Both explore scientific method & epistemology

69% genome match

The structure of science

Ernest Nagel · 1961

Both explore philosophy of science & scientific method

77% genome match

Philosophy of social science

Alexander Rosenberg · 1988

Both explore epistemology

62% genome match

Theory and Reality

Peter Godfrey-Smith · 2003

Both explore philosophy of science & scientific method

59% genome match

Understanding Philosophy of Science

James Ladyman · 2001

Both explore philosophy of science & scientific method

59% genome match

The rise of scientific philosophy

Hans Reichenbach · 1951

Both explore philosophy of science & scientific method

76% genome match

What is mathematics, really?

Reuben Hersh · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The Analysis of Matter

Bertrand Russell · 1927

Both explore philosophy of science & epistemology

75% genome match