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  The Poverty of Historicism (Routledge Classics (Paperback)) (Paperback) By (author) Sir Karl R. Popper

  

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  Short Description for The Poverty of Historicism"The Poverty of Historicism" is a devastating criticism of the idea that there are fixed laws in history and that human beings are able to predict them. Popper dedicated the book to all those "who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny".
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  • Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
  • Published: 21 February 2002
  • Format: Paperback 176 pages
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  • Categories: Social Theory | Philosophy | Social & Political Philosophy
  • ISBN 13: 9780415278461 ISBN 10: 0415278465
  • Sales rank: 89,789

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• 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.