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THE APORIAS OF OPEN SOCIETY
THE APORIAS OF OPEN SOCIETY

Author(s): Halina Walentowicz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Civil Society
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: open society; democracy; freedom; equality; globalisation; totali-tarianism; enslavement; inequality

Summary/Abstract: In the first part of The Aporias of Open Society the author enters a polemic with the views of Karl R. Popper, who links open society to capitalism, sees it endangered by totalitarianism, and considers Plato, Hegel and Marx as its intellectual fathers. In the second part she makes broad reference to the findings of global capitalism scholars, including Popper student George Soros, in defining the capitalist system’s self-destructive traits, which she sees as confirmation of Soros’ claim that open society’s most serious enemy today is itself.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 113-127
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English
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