The Lesson of this Century - With Two Talks on Freedom and the Democratic State

Consisting of interviews given to the Italian journalist Giancarlo Bosetti, this edited compilation showcases Popper's belief in the duty of the philosopher to intervene in politics and serves as a warning against our current complacency.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION Interview 1(1991) 1 PACIFISM, WAR, THE ENCOUNTER WITH COMMUNISM 2 THE MAIN CRITICISMS OF MARXISM 3 THE YEAR 1962: SAKHAROV, KHRUSHCHEV AND THE SOVIET DECLINE 4 THE POLITICAL AGENDA TODAY: THE RULE OF LAW AND CHILDREN 5 ONCE MORE AGAINST HISTORICISM: THE FUTURE IS OPEN Interview II (1993) Introduction to Chapter 6 6 'WE ARE IN DANGER OF A THIRD WORLD WAR' Introduction to Chapter 7 'TELEVISION CORRUPTS MANKIND. IT IS LIKE WAR' Two talks: 8 REFLECTIONS ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE 9 FREEDOM AND INTELLECTUAL RESPONSIBILITY; Notes; Name index

About the author

Karl Popper interviewed byGiancarlo Bosetti; Translated by Patrick Camiller

Summary

Consisting of interviews given to the Italian journalist Giancarlo Bosetti, this edited compilation showcases Popper's belief in the duty of the philosopher to intervene in politics and serves as a warning against our current complacency.

Product details

• Authors: Giancarlo Bosetti, Karl Popper
• Assisted by: Patrick Camiller (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.1996
• EAN: 9780415129589
• ISBN: 978-0-415-12958-9
• No. of pages: 102
• Weight: 350 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Political science and theory, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Political structures / systems: democracy