The Open Society and Its Enemies in II vol. Vol. II A flash of prophecy: Hegel, Marx and the followers (Trans. from Eng. By Oleksandr Butsenko): Osnovy, Kyiv, 1994, 494 p.

Authors

Karl Popper
Oleksandr Butsenko

Synopsis

«The Open Society and Its Enemies» is, according to Bertrand Russell, a work of great importance, worth reading for its brilliant critique of the enemies of democracy, both ancient and modern.

This glorious work is indispensable for students, political scientists, and politicians, as the author explores not only ancient Greek philosophy and modern philosophical movements from Kant to the present day, but also examines the art of government, the history of the development and decline of Greek democracies, and provides a model of scientific logic and critical analysis. Karl Popper focuses on the task of the social sciences, analyses the history of fascism and communism, and criticises the historicism of Plato, Hegel and Marx. With this masterfully written book, the author makes a significant contribution to the development of democratic ideas.

CONTENTS

 

The Emergence of Oracle Philosophy

Chapter 11. Aristotelian roots of Hegelianism

Chapter 12. Hegel and the new tribalism

 

Marx's method

Chapter 13. Marx's sociological determinism

Chapter 14. The autonomy of sociology

Chapter 15. Economic historicism

Chapter 16. Classes

Chapter 17. Legal and social systems

 

Marx's prophecy

Chapter 18. The coming of socialism

Chapter 19. The social revolution

Chapter 20. Capitalism and its fate

Chapter 21. Evaluation of prophecy

 

Marx's ethics

Chapter 22. The moral theory of historicism

 

The followers

Chapter 23. Sociology of knowledge

Chapter 24. Oracle Philosophy and the Rebellion Against Reason

 

Conclusion

Chapter 25. Does History Make Sense?

Notes

 

Appendices (1961, 1965)

Name index

Subject index

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March 25, 2025

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