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The Open Society and Its Enemies is a work on political philosophy by the philosopher Karl Popper, in which the author presents a "defence of the open society against its enemies", [1] and offers a critique of theories of teleological historicism, according to which history unfolds inexorably according to universal laws.
Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FRS FBA [4] (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian–British [5] philosopher, academic and social commentator. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] One of the 20th century's most influential philosophers of science , [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific ...
III It was dedicated “In memory of the countless men and women of all creeds or nations or races who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.” The title is a reference to Marx 's book " The Poverty of Philosophy ", itself a reference to Proudhon 's book "The Philosophy of Poverty".
55. "Believe in yourself, work hard, work smart and passionately present your best self to the world.” – Hill Harper. 56. "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the ...
Philosopher Karl Popper said that progress was not fully adequate as a scientific explanation of social phenomena. [35] More recently, Kirkpatrick Sale , a self-proclaimed neo-luddite author, wrote exclusively about progress as a myth, in an essay entitled "Five Facets of a Myth".
Unended Quest: An Intellectual Autobiography is a 1976 book by the philosopher Karl Popper. [1]The work first appeared with the title "Autobiography of Karl Popper" in The Philosophy of Karl Popper (1974) from the Library of Living Philosophers series.
Popper's three worlds is a way of looking at reality, described by the British philosopher Karl Popper in a lecture given in August 1967. [1] The concept involves three interacting worlds, called world 1 , world 2 and world 3 .
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