Karl Popper

The Open Society and Its Enemies

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in two volumes in 1945, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most influential books of all time. This single volume paperback edition, available for the first time, includes a preface by Vaclav Havel and a personal recollection of the story behind the publication of The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper's friend, E.H. Gombrich.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 800
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 1271g
• ISBN-13: 9781138126800
• ISBN-10: 1138126802
• Artikelnr.: 44118607

Autorenporträt

Sir Karl Popper was one of the foremost philosophers of the Twentieth century. Born in Vienna in 1902, Popper grew up in a city witnessing great intellectual ferment. His relationship with the philosophers and scientists led to his first book, The Logic of Scientific Discovery, published in 1934. On its publication in English in 1959 it was described by The New Scientist as 'one of the most important documents of the twentieth century'. On the eve of World War Two Popper was forced to flee to New Zealand, where he took up a teaching post at Canterbury University College at Christchurch. It was there, reflecting on the tyranny sweeping through Eastern Europe, that he wrote The Open Society and Its Enemies, published in 1945. In 1946 Popper moved to the London School of Economics, where he taught until his retirement in 1969. This period saw the publication of The Poverty of Historicism, described by the Sunday Times as 'probably the only book which will outlive this century'. He was knighted in 1965 and appointed Companion of Honour in 1982. He died in 1994.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface: 'Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies in the
contemporary global world' by Václav Havel. 'Personal Recollections of the
Publication of The Open Society' by E.H. Gombrich. Acknowledgements Preface
to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Introduction VOLUME 1:
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 Addenda
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 Meaning? Addenda (1961, 1965) NOTES Notes to Volume 1 Notes to
Volume 2 Index

---

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