Karl Popper launched a scathing attack towards Plato’s Republic in his 1945 book The Open Society and Its Enemies‚ suggesting that the Ancient Greek philosopher was the root cause of totalitarianism in the west. It can’t be denied that there are similarities between Plato’s ideas in Republic and the Communist‚ Fascist and Nazi regimes we saw for much of the early 20th century. But what we see in Republic is Plato describing a very theoretical ideal state with very little interest in the physical
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Spell of the State: Libertarian Papers 3‚ 2. (Online)‚ Available: libertarianpapers.org. Taylor‚ C.C.W. (1997) Plato’s Totalitarianism‚ Boston: Rowman and Little field Publishers‚ p. 31 Popper‚ K. R. (1966) The Open Society and it’s Enemies‚ (Online)‚ Available: http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/WS06/pmo/eng/Popper-OpenSociety.pdf‚ Chapter 6
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Sir Karl Popper‚ challenging the status quo‚ inspiring generations to ponder on the meaning of science‚ the methods to find truth‚ is one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Of particular importance to scientific methods of inquiry is the brawl between the development of theory and the criteria for science. In Popper’s own words‚ it is in this brawl that Popper decided to “grapple with the problem: When should a theory be ranked as scientific? or Is there a criterion for the
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Within what was discussed in class and what I have read in Okasha’s “Philosophy of Science‚” it is clear that scientists try to break down science into one definition‚ but they all have their own ideas on what science actually is. One of the biggest debates seems to be whether or not science should be based on induction or deduction. Inductive reasoning moves from specific instances to a generalized conclusion‚ whereas deductive reasoning is based on the idea that if the premises are true and the
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# 2009 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria EDC1015/1/2010±2012 98473980 3B2 A4 6pica style (iii) EDC1015/1/2010±2012 Contents Unit INTRODUCTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 THINKING CLEARLY AND LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE: THE BEGINNING OF OUR NEW WORLD ASKING QUESTIONS: CHALLENGING WHAT THE WORLD TELLS US HOW IN THE WORLD CAN WE GIVE OUR LIVES MEANING? WHAT OF AN AFRICAN WORLD? CAN WE CHANGE OUR WORLD? RETHINKING
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Stanbury 1 While Karl Marx did not publish one specific document regarding religion‚ he did however have a large impact on the sociological significance of religion. Religion can be defined as “a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or school of thought” (Bramadat &Seljak‚ 2009‚ p. 23). As a founder and main advocator for his Marxist philosophy‚ Karl Marx has greatly influenced the creation of the modern world and was undoubtedly one of
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KARL MARX: HIS WORKS ABSTRACT This paper will be about the main elements of Karl Marx ’s work‚ which includes the Paris Manuscripts‚ which will focus on alienation. The Communist Manifesto‚ which will focus on Marx ’s political and economic theories and Capital Vol. 1.‚ Marx ’s final work about how profits are made by the capitalist. Karl Marx was a liberal reformist who believed that capitalism could be reformed and inequality and exploitation of the
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Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim Views on Labor During the 1800s there was clear and concise turmoil in regards to labor. Some viewed labor as a means to an end. It was a part of life with no implied passion. It was the only way to put food on the table and provide any additional support that was needed for families. Society‚ as we all know‚ had‚ or has‚ a set of rules and guidelines that one was to live by to maintain a place in the world. A place that if you dare objected you would be frowned
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In contrast‚ Karl Marx in his Das Kapital reasoned that workers would be exploited by any capitalist‚ or factory owners‚ for the capitalist system provides an inherent advantage to the already rich and a disadvantage to the already poor segments of society. The rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer. Furthermore‚ the “capitalist” is always in a better position to negotiate a low wage for his workers‚ he argued. One of his notable and more contentious theories – the labor theory of value
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Karl Benz was born on 25th November 1844 in Karlsruhe‚ the son of an engine driver. The middle of the last century‚ when Benz was an apprentice‚ was a time of widespread fascination with the "new technology". The first railway line in Germany from Nuremberg to Furth had been opened in 1835‚ only twenty years before‚ and in the space of just a few decades the railways‚ steamships and new production processes had ushered in a new era in technology‚ industry and everyday life. Karl Benz attended the
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