The Viennese Socrates: Karl Popper and the Reconstruction of Progressive Politics

by Philip Benesch

The Viennese Socrates: Karl Popper and the Reconstruction of Progressive Politics examines Karl Popper's attempt to develop a political theory that draws upon Socratic fallibilism and commitment to ethical autonomy while preserving progressive sociological insights and commitment to activism. Philip Benesch argues that Popper's critique of Marxist theory is largely an endeavor to separate its progressive-activist core from its positivist and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143310556X
• ISBN13: 9781433105562
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"