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The open society and its enemies audiobook by karl. Sir karl raimund popper ch fba frs 28 july 1902 17 september 1994 was an austrianborn british philosopher, academic and social commentator one of the 20th centurys most influential philosophers of science, popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific method in favour of empirical falsification. This video consists of the preface to the first, second and third additions. An immediate sensation when it was first published in two volumes in 1945, poppers monumental achievement has attained legendary. Karl popper decided to write it in march 1938, on the day he received news that the nazis had invaded austria, and finished it in 1943. One of the most important books of the twentieth century, karl poppers the open society and its enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. The open society and its enemies audiobook listen instantly. If our civilisation is to survive, karl popper writes at the beginning of this. One of the most important books of the twentieth century, karl poppers the open society and its. Learn more about poppers life and career, including his various books. Both books were written by austrians in exile, f a hayek in england and k r popper in new zealand. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the open society and its enemies.
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