Koselleck, Popper und das Vetorecht der Quellen

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DOI: 10.28937/9783787349746_14

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This essay explores the connection between Reinhart Koselleck’s methodological metaphor of the ‘veto right of the sources’ and Karl Popper’s concepts of falsification and falsifiability within in his philosophy of Critical Rationalism. To clarify this relationship, the theoretical framework underlying Koselleck’s metaphor is analyzed. It is then demonstrated that, contrary to previous interpretations, there is no substantial analogy between the two concepts. While Koselleck’s ‘veto right of the sources’ prohibits specific interpretations based on source analysis, Popper normatively constructs scientific theories as «prohibitions” that allow for falsification by specific observations. Finally, Koselleck’s practical reception of Popper’s ideas is examined through published references and marginalia in books from his library, situating this comparative analysis within the broader context of Koselleck’s sustained search for the foundations of a theory of history.