The Open Society and its Enemies

POPPER, Karl

ISBN 10: 0415282365 / ISBN 13: 9780415282369

Published by Routledge, London, 2002

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Book is tight, bright and clean. Appears un-read. Dust Jacket Near Fine - wrapped in acetate - nothing adhered to book or DJ. First Edition 2002.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Open Society and its Enemies
• Publisher: Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415282365
• ISBN 13: 9780415282369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 16W x 23.5H x 5D centimeters 16 centimeters width by 23.5 centimeters height by 5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1.5 kilograms
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Synopsis

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and published in two volumes in 1945, The Open Society and its Enemies was hailed by Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy'. This 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. It remains highly readable, erudite and lucid and as essential reading today as on publication in 1945. It is available here in a special centenary single-volume edition.

About the Author

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