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The Philosophy of the Open Society James Calvert 21 June 2009

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error Biological or Ethical positivism psychological naturalism Minimal ethical guidelines and individualism

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error Biological or Ethical positivism psychological naturalism Minimal ethical guidelines and individualism Historicism Collective destiny Might is right Responsibility Even for the meaning of history

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error Biological or Ethical positivism psychological naturalism Minimal ethical guidelines and individualism Historicism Collective destiny Might is right Responsibility Even for the meaning of history Unlimited Sovereignty Great Leader Democracy: rule of the people Limited Sovereignty Role of institutions Democracy: change without bloodshed

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error Biological or Ethical positivism psychological naturalism Minimal ethical guidelines and individualism Historicism Collective destiny Might is right Responsibility Even for the meaning of history Unlimited Sovereignty Great Leader Democracy: rule of the people Limited Sovereignty Role of institutions Democracy: change without bloodshed Collectivism Guardian of public morality Individualism Protective of freedom

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error Biological or Ethical positivism psychological naturalism Minimal ethical guidelines and individualism Historicism Collective destiny Might is right Responsibility Even for the meaning of history Unlimited Sovereignty Great Leader Democracy: rule of the people Limited Sovereignty Role of institutions Democracy: change without bloodshed Collectivism Guardian of public morality Individualism Protective of freedom Utopian Social Engineering State remade to some ideal Piecemeal Social Engineering Incremental improvement

1. Epistemology 2. Ethics 3. Meaning of History 4. Political Power 5. Purpose of the State 6. Possibilities of Progress Conclusion Closed SocietyOpen Society Authoritarianism NihilismFreedom and Responsibility Essentialism Plato’s forms Precise definitions Aristotle’s encyclopedia Nominalism Conjectural - trial and error Biological or Ethical positivism psychological naturalism Minimal ethical guidelines and individualism Historicism Collective destiny Might is right Responsibility Even for the meaning of history Unlimited Sovereignty Great Leader Democracy: rule of the people Limited Sovereignty Role of institutions Democracy: change without bloodshed Collectivism Guardian of public morality Individualism Protective of freedom Utopian Social Engineering State remade to some ideal Piecemeal Social Engineering Incremental improvement Parody of Liberal Ideas Reason is rationalization Freedom as a cog in great wheel Politics is manipulation Tolerance and Openness Reason is shared enterprise Freedom as responsible individual Politics is improvement of institutions

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