ENGLISH

The poverty of historicism

By Karl Popper

Book information

Publisher
Harper & Row
Year
1961
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4754368 bytes)
Edition
3
Pages
x, 166\178
Time added
2018-05-23 09:48:28

Description

On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.' A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it has inspired generations of readers, intellectuals and policy makers. One of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War, it is a searing insight into the ideas of this great thinker.

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