The Political Thought of Karl Popper

by Jeremy Shearmur

The Political Thought of Karl Popper offers a controversial treatment of Popper's ideas about politics, informed by Shearmur's personal knowledge of Popper together with research on unpublished material in the Popper archive at the Hoover Institute.
While sympathetic to Popper's overall approach, Shearmur offers criticism of some of his ideas and suggests that political conclusions should be drawn from Popper's ideas which differ from Popper's own views. Shearmur introduces Popper's political ideas by way of a discussion of their development, which draws upon archive material. He then offers a critical survey of some of the themes from his Open Society and Poverty of Historicism, and discusses the political significance of some of his later philosophical ideas. Wider themes within Popper's philosophy are drawn on to offer striking critical re-interpretations of his ethical ideas and social theory. The book concludes with a discussion which suggests that Popper's views should have been closer to classical liberalism than they in fact were.

Genres: Philosophy, Politics

230 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 1996

Reviews

[GONZA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ammetto che leggere i libri di Popper é stato sempre piú facile che leggerne i commentatori e critici. Comunque questo volume é piuttosto chiaro e approfondito, per quanto a volte tenda a ripetersi, e fornisce una serie di risposte piuttosto valide a chi continua a considerare Popper un ideologo della destra.

[Nawasandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jewish reformis yang satu ini paling banyak meninggalkan quotation buat pembaca, dalam ajaran politiknya yang banyak ditekankan adalah supaya orang lebih mengejar kemerdekaan daripada keamanan. Ide utama Karl Popper yang selalu ditemukan dalam tiap bukunya dan muridnya George Sorros.

[حنانه · Rating 3 out of 5]

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