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15. Feb. 2018 · The Poverty of Historicism was first written as a paper which was read in 1936, then updated and published as a book in 1957. [1] It was dedicated “In memory of the countless men and women of ...
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.'
He's a bit harsh on these "historicists" in other works such as The Poverty of Historicism. However, this book is a remarkably clear presentation of his underlying objections to historicism, without the tediously redundant footnotes we see elsewhere. The notions of "piecemeal: and :"utopian" social engineering shed a flood of light on what many consider, erroneously, to BE "social engineering ...
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- Karl R. Popper
Book Series. This book is included in the following book series: Routledge Classics. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
2. Feb. 2021 · The Poverty of Historicism By Sir Karl Raimund Popper This week’s takeaways come from Austrian-British born philosopher, academic and social commentator, Sir Karl Popper.
W. H. Walsh - 1960 - Philosophy 35 (135):357-. The poverty of rhetoricism: Popper, Mises and the riches of historicism. Keaney Michael - 1997 - History of the Human Sciences 10 (1):1-22. Popper, Hayek, and the poverty of historicism part I: A largely bibliographical essay. Jeremy Shearmur - 1998 - Philosophy of the Social Sciences 28 (3):434-450.
Paperback – 21 Feb. 2002. 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 ...
- Karl Popper
