- Kritik, Historism, Filozofija zgodovine, Philosophy
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.
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- Author
- Karl Popper
- First published
- April 1964
- Pages
- 166
- Publisher
- Routledge & Paul, Alianza (Buenos Aires, AR), Routledge and Kegan Paul
- Editions
- 45
- Language
- French, German, English, Korean
- ISBN
- 9781135972288
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“In strong opposition to methodological naturalism in the field of sociology, historicism claims that some of the characteristic methods of physics cannot be applied to the social sciences, owing to the profound differences between sociology and physics.”
**Sir Karl Raimund Popper** (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian-British philosopher, academic and social commentator.
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