TheOpenSocietyandItsEnemies

The Open Society and Its Enemies ‘… a work of first-class importance which ought to be widely read for its masterly criticism of the enemies of democracy, ancient and modern.… The book is a vigorous and profound defence of democracy, timely, very interesting, and very well written.’ Bertrand Russell ‘One of the great books of the century’ The Times ‘… a modern classic’ The Independent ‘Few philosophers… have combined such a vast width of knowledge with the capacity to produce important original ideas as he did.’ The Guardian ‘… a powerful and important book. Dr Popper writes with extreme clarity and vigour. His studies in Greek history and Greek thought have obviously been profound and original. Platonic exegesis will never be the same again. Nor, I think, will Marxist exegesis.’ Gilbert Ryle ‘… a brilliant polemic.… It remains the best intellectual defence of liberal democracy against know-it-all totalitarianism.’ The Economist Routledge Classics contains the very best of Routledge publishng over the past century or so, books that have, by popular consent, become established as classics in their field. Drawing on a fan......