For enemies of an open society, look to the high places

From: The Scotsman | Date: November 8, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

IN 1945, the political philosopher Karl Popper published his hugely influential book The Open Society and its Enemies. The book was conceived at the time of Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria, and written during the darkest days of the Second World War, and it was based on the assumption, difficult to dispute, that an open society - one that is open to the talent, creativity and decision- making power of all its citizens - is by definition more conducive to human happiness than a closed society, with its rigid hierarchies, and secretive, authoritarian, and quasi-aristocratic forms of ...

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