Die offene Gesellschaft und ihre Feinde 2

This is the eighth German edition of what has become a manifesto of democracy. For this edition the translation as well as all quotations have been carefully checked, and in an afterword Hubert Kiesewetter tells the captivating story of how this book was written and, finally, published.

(1902-1994) 1928 Dr.phil.; 1948 D.Litt. an der Universität London; bis 1945 Senior Lecturer an der University of New Zealand; 1945-49 Reader; 1949-69 Professor of Logic and Scientific Method an der London School of Economics and Political Science; 1969 Emeritierung. Sir Karl Popper war mehrfacher Ehrendoktor und Träger hoher Auszeichnungen, zuletzt der Otto Hahn-Friedensmedaille der Vereinten Nationen.