Popper, political philosophy, and social democracy
Reply to Eidlin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7276398 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Shearmur (Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 361-376 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913810608443665 |
| OpenAlex | W2203324272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The later thought of Karl Popper—notably, his ideas about traditions and his "modified essentialism" in the philosophy of natural science— should lead to revisions in the political philosophy set out in The Open Society and Its Enemies. The structural approach allowed for by Popper's modified essentialism, and the delicate nature of traditions, buttress certain issues raised by Friedrich Hayek that pose serious problems for Popper's social‐democratic approach to politics. Fred Eidlin's review essay on my Political Thought of Karl Popper misses these problems, and in general underestimates the difficulties that unintended consequences pose for any non‐utopian theory of politics. Thus, Eidlin uncritically cites Popper's abstract political recognition of unintended consequences and his idealized view of the political process, as if that puts to rest the questions my book asks
Critical rationalism · Democracy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Essentialism · Open society · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy, Science, and History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2016 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |