Philosophy · 19 min
The Open Society And Its Enemies
By Karl Popper
Karl Popper reveals how our deep-seated desire for certainty, especially in grand social theories, often paves the way for tyranny, making the capacity to be wrong our greatest societal strength.
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Philosophy
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19 min
What it is about
Open Society, Critical Rationalism, Political Philosophy, Historicsm
Who it is for
If you've ever felt uneasy about grand, all-encompassing solutions to societal problems, or questioned how to safeguard freedom in an age of strong ideologies, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Karl Popper, one of the 20th century's most influential philosophers, meticulously dissected the intellectual roots of totalitarianism, showing how the desire for absolute truth can undermine the very foundations of a free society.
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