The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper | Book Club

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Pages to read: 601
ISBN: 9780415282369 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780691212067 (Edition I am using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What are closed societies?
•What are open societies?
•How much thinking should be delegated to others?
•What is the role of experts?
•How to handle contradictions?
•How should social engineering be handled?
•What is historicism?
•Who makes humanitarian claims?
•What is the different between natural and normative laws?
•Does history have meaning?
•How did Heraclitus influence historicism?
•What was Plato’s philosophy?
•What is the Law of Decay?
•How can the Law of Decay be broken?
•How to handle change?
•What are the Forms (or Idea)?
•What is Plato’s hierarchy of people?
•What are the features of the ruling class?
•Who should rule?
•Why is the state needed?
•What is justice?
•What was Aristotle’s philosophy?
•What was Hegel’s philosophy?
•What was Karl Marx philosophy?
•What practical economic guidance did Marx have?
•How is historicism tied with Marx’s ideas about society?
•Do all conflicts occur between classes?
•What was democracy for Marx?
•What can happen under unlimited freedom? Under unlimited economic freedom?
•What are the ambiguities of violence and power-conquest?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.