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Popper, Marxism and the Nature of Social Laws

Hugh V. McLachlan

Abstract

Let us first of all look at what Popper says about the scientific status of Marxism in relation to Popper's proposed criteria of'science'. It is usually said that Popper offers a criterion of science. For instance, Hindess talks of: '. . . Popper's demarcation criterion between science and non-science . . .'.1 And it is possible to quote passages from Popper's writings which support such an interpretation. He considers himself to have solved:

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Key concepts: Sociology, Political science, Epistemology, Law and economics, Law, Philosophy