Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy.

This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to...

Deze klassieker is nu in paperback te koop. De open samenleving en haar vijanden (1945) is het politiek-filosofische hoofdwerk van Karl R. Popper. Het is één groot pleidooi voor de democratie, die Popper als de enige staatsvorm beschouwt waarin de menselijke rede zich kan ontplooien en geweldloze hervormingen tot stand kunnen worden gebracht.Het is ook een legendarische aanval op de filosofieën van Plato, Hegel en Marx en een fundamentele uitzetting van de gevaren die centraal geleide poli...

If in this book harsh words are spoken about some of the greatest among the intellectual leaders of mankind, my motive is not, I hope, to belittle them. It springs rather from my conviction that, if our civilization is to survive, we must break with the habit of deference to great men. Karl Popper, from the PrefaceWritten in political exile during the Second World War and first published in two volumes in 1945, Karl Popper The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most influential books ...