Karl Popper

The Open Society and Its Enemies

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Produktbeschreibung

Popper's legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx prophesied the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and exposed the fatal flaws of socially engineered political systems. Available here in a special single volume edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 7th edition
• Seitenzahl: 920
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 169mm x 57mm
• Gewicht: 1348g
• ISBN-13: 9780415282369
• ISBN-10: 0415282365
• Artikelnr.: 22017579

Autorenporträt

Karl Popper (1902-1994). Philosopher, born in Vienna. One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.

Inhaltsangabe

VOLUME 1: THE SPELL OF PLATO Introduction, The Spell of Plato, THE MYTH OF
ORIGIN AND DESTINY 1. Historicism and the Myth of Destiny 2. Heraclitus 3.
Plato's Theory of Forms or Ideas PLATO'S DESCRIPTIVE SOCIOLOGY: 4. Change
and Rest 5. Nature and Convention, PLATO'S POLITICAL PROGRAMME: 6.
Totalitarian Justice 7. The Principle of Leadership 8. The Philosopher King
9. Aestheticism, Perfectionism, Utopianism THE BACKGROUND OF PLATO'S
ATTACK: 10. The Open Society and its Enemies Notes Addenda Index of
Platonic Passages Index of Names Index of Subjects
VOLUME 2: THE HIGH TIDE OF PROPHECY The Rise of Oracular Philosophy 11. The
Aristotelian Roots of Hegelianism 12. Hegel and The New Tribalism MARX'S
METHOD: 13. Sociological Determinism 14. The Autonomy of Sociology 15.
Economic Historicism 16. The Classes 17. The Legal and the Social System
MARX'S PROPHECY: 18. The Coming of Socialism 19. The Social Revolution 20.
Capitalism and Its Fate 21. An Evaluation MARX'S ETHICS: 22. The Moral
Theory of Historicism THE AFTERMATH: 23. The Sociology of Knowledge 24.
Oracular Philosophy and the Revolt against Reason CONCLUSION: 25. Has
History any aning? Notes Addenda (1961, 1965) Index of Names Index of
Subjects

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The High Tide of Prophecy. The Rise of Oracular Philosophy - The Aristotelian Roots of Hegelianism, hegel and The New Tribalism. Marx's Method - Marx's Sociological Determinism, The Autonomy of Sociology, Economic Historicism, The Classes, The Legal and the Cocial System. Marx's Prophecy - The Coming of Socialism, The Social Revolution, Capitalism and Its Fate, An Evaluation of the Prophecy. Marx's Ethics - The Moral Theory of Historicism. The Aftermath - The Sociology of Knowledgy, Oracular Philosophy and the Revolt aganist Reason. Conclusion - Has History any Meaning? Addenda (1961, 1965).

Rezensionen

'A modern classic.' - The Independent

'A brilliant polemic It remains the best intellectual defence of liberal democracy against know-it-all totalitarianism.' - The Economist

'This is a work of great interest and significance, stimulating and suggestive throughout. Dr Popper's virtues are manifold. He has a great fertility of ideas. Almost every sentence gives us something to think about.' - G.C. Field, Philosophy

'A modern classic.' - The Independent

'A brilliant polemic It remains the best intellectual defence of liberal democracy against know-it-all totalitarianism.' - The Economist

'This is a work of great interest and significance, stimulating and suggestive throughout. Dr Popper's virtues are manifold. He has a great fertility of ideas. Almost every sentence gives us something to think about.' - G.C. Field, Philosophy