Knowledge Theorie misquotes Popper

In-house rules Jul 20, 2026 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 3 issues found

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[...] [C]onjecture or hypothesis must come before observation or perception: we have inborn expectations; we have latent inborn knowledge, in the form of latent expectations, to be activated by [a] stimuli to which we react as a rule while engaged in active exploration.

Original text

All this led me to the view that conjecture or hypothesis must come before observation or perception: we have inborn expectations; we have latent inborn knowledge, in the form of latent expectations, to be activated by stimuli to which we react as a rule while engaged in active exploration.

Quote text

Conjecture or hypothesis must come before observation or perception: we have inborn expectations; we have latent inborn knowledge, in the form of latent expectations, to be activated by a stimuli to which we react as a rule while engaged in active exploration.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

All‧this‧led‧me‧to‧the‧view‧that‧cConjecture‧or‧hypothesis‧must‧come‧before‧observation‧or‧perception:‧we‧have‧inborn‧expectations;‧we‧have‧latent‧inborn‧knowledge,‧in‧the‧form‧of‧latent‧expectations,‧to‧be‧activated‧by‧a‧stimuli‧to‧which‧we‧react‧as‧a‧rule‧while‧engaged‧in‧active‧exploration.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~All‧this‧led‧me‧to‧the‧view‧that‧c~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	C	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	onjecture‧or‧hypothesis‧must‧come‧before‧observation‧or‧perception:‧we‧have‧inborn‧expectations;‧we‧have‧latent‧inborn‧knowledge,‧in‧the‧form‧of‧latent‧expectations,‧to‧be‧activated‧by‧
4	a‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
5	stimuli‧to‧which‧we‧react‧as‧a‧rule‧while‧engaged‧in‧active‧exploration.

Notes

Presumably copied uncritically from https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/494526-unended-quest

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