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The Open Society and Its Enemies de Karl Popper

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Autor Karl Popper
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 apr 2011
 ‘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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415610216
ISBN-10: 0415610214
Pagini: 800
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 40 mm
Greutate: 1.14 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Core

Cuprins

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

Notă biografică

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.

Descriere

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.
 

Recenzii

'One of the great books of the century' - Alan Ryan, The Times

'Few philosophers have combined such a vast width of knowledge with the capacity to produce important original ideas as he did.' - Anthony Quinton, The Guardian

'A powerful and important book. It is a criticism of a set of dogmas which underlie the most influential political theories, and in consequence powerfully affect the actual conduct of human affairs. Dr Popper writes with extreme clarity and vigour. His studies in Greek history and Greek thought have obviously been profound and original. Platonic exegesis will never be the same again. Nor, I think, will Marxist exegesis. Readers should not miss studying the notes collected at the end of the two volumes.' - - Gilbert Ryle, Mind

'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

'Combining daring historical and psychological speculation with an irreverent philosophical scepticism, it is a model of serious, searching free thought. The Open Society was written by torchlight. And it is with torchlight that it is best read.' - Financial Times
'[...] the most lucid defence of freedom as a political and cultural idea ever written. It's one of those books that I know will stay relevant for ever.' - Justin Webb, BBC North American Editor