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A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth century

One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. An immediate sensation when it was first published, Karl Popper's monumental achievement has attained legendary status on both the Left and Right. Tracing the roots of an authoritarian tradition represented by Plato, Marx, and Hegel, Popper argues that the spirit of free, critical inquiry that governs scientific investigation should also apply to politics. In a new foreword, George Soros, who was a student of Popper, describes the "revelation" of first reading the book and how it helped inspire his philanthropic Open Society Foundations.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780691210841
  • ISBN-10: 0691210845
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publish Date: September 2020
  • Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.04 pounds
  • Page Count: 808

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