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The Open Society and Its Enemies is a work on political philosophy by Karl Popper, in which he offers a critique of theories of teleological historicism, according to which history unfolds inexorably according to universal laws. Popper indicts as Read More..

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Description	The Open Society and Its Enemies is a work on political philosophy by Karl Popper, in which he offers a critique of theories of teleological historicism, according to which history unfolds inexorably according to universal laws. Popper indicts as totalitarian Plato, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and Karl Marx, for relying on historicism to underpin their political philosophies, though his interpretations of all three philosophers have been criticized. Written during World War II, The Open Society and Its Enemies was first printed in London by Routledge in 1945 in two volumes: "The Spell of Plato" and "The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath". A one volume edition with a new introduction by Alan Ryan and an essay by E. H. Gombrich was published by Princeton University Press in 2013. The work was on the Modern Library Board's 100 Best Nonfiction books of the 20th century.Modern Library, 1999. 100 Best Nonfiction
Description	The Open Society and Its Enemies is a work on political philosophy by Karl Popper, in which he offers a critique of theories of teleological historicism, according to which history unfolds inexorably according to universal laws. Popper indicts as totalitarian Plato, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and Karl Marx, for relying on historicism to underpin their political philosophies, though his interpretations of all three philosophers have been criticized. Written during World War II, The Open Society and Its Enemies was first printed in London by Routledge in 1945 in two volumes: "The Spell of Plato" and "The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath". A one volume edition with a new introduction by Alan Ryan and an essay by E. H. Gombrich was published by Princeton University Press in 2013. The work was on the Modern Library Board's 100 Best Nonfiction books of the 20th century.Modern Library, 1999. 100 Best Nonfiction

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Name	The Open Society and Its Enemies
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Authors	Karl Popper
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Language	English
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Pages	361 (1995 Routledge ed., vol. 1)420 (1995 Routledge ed., vol. 2)755 (1 volume 2013 Princeton ed.)
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Media_type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
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Isbn	978-0-691-15813-6
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