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The Open Society and Its Enemies (Hardcover)
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The Open Society and Its Enemies (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Classics
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'If in this book harsh words are spoken about some of the greatest
among the intellectual leaders of mankind, my motive is not, I
hope, to belittle them. It springs rather from my conviction that,
if our civilization is to survive, we must break with the habit of
deference to great men.' - Karl Popper, from the Preface Written in
political exile during the Second World War and 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. Hailed by
Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy',
its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and
Marx exposed the dangers inherent in centrally planned political
systems and through underground editions become an inspiration to
lovers of freedom living under communism in Eastern Europe.
Popper's highly accessible style, his erudite and lucid
explanations of the thoughts of great philosophers and the recent
resurgence of totalitarian regimes around the world are just three
of the reasons for the enduring popularity of The Open Society and
Its Enemies and why it demands to be read today and in years to
come.
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