'If in this book harsh words are spoken about some of the greatest among the intellectual leaders of mankind, my motive is not, I hope, to belittle them. It springs rather from my conviction that, if our civilization is to survive, we must break with the habit of deference to great men.' - Karl Popper, from the Preface Written in political exile during the Second World War and ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Written in political exile during the Second World War and first published in 1945, Karl Popper's "The Open Society and Its Enemies" is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx exposed the dangers inherent...(展开全部)

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and first published in two volumes in 1945, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most famous books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx prophesied th...(展开全部)

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and first published in two volumes in 1945, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most famous books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx prophesied th...(展开全部)

李·埃利奥特·梅杰（Lee Elliot Major） 萨顿信托基金会的首席执行官，该基金会通过以实证为基础的项目、研究和政策倡导,促进英国的社会流动性。 斯蒂芬·梅钦（stephen Machin） 英国伦敦经济学院教授兼经济绩效研究中心主任。

★作者简介★ ◆伊恩•布鲁玛（Ian Buruma），当代欧洲知名学者及作家。1951年12月28日生于荷兰，早年在莱顿大学攻读中国文学，后到日本大学艺术部专研电影，并在当地旅居七年。曾担任《远东经济评论》驻香港记者，并以评论家的身份定期为《旁观者》《纽约书评》等杂志撰稿。他的大部分著作聚焦于亚洲文化，特别是20世纪的日本。其主要作品有《面具下的欲望日本》《罪恶的代价：德国与日本的战争记忆》《伊恩•布鲁玛的日本访谈：从村上春树到广岛》《阿姆斯特丹的谋杀：电影人梵高之死与宽容的限制》等。 ◆阿维赛•玛格里特（Avishai Margalit），以色列希伯来大学哲学教授，曾任教于牛津大学、哈佛大学、柏林自由大学及马克思普朗克研究所、普林斯顿大学和纽约大学等。著有《The Decent Society》《Idolatry:co-authored with ...(展开全部)

This "grandly illuminating study of two centuries of anti-Western ideas" ( Foreign Affairs ) traces the historical roots of a virulent set of stereotypes about Westerners and the West, a cluster of notions and prejudices that Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit call Occidentalism. The path does not lead back to Islam but, in fact, back to the West itself. From nineteenth-cent...(展开全部)

The rise of artificial intelligence has rekindled a long-standing debate regarding the impact of technology on employment. This is just one of many areas where exponential advances in technology signal both hope and fear, leading to public controversy. This book shows that many debates over new technologies are framed in the context of risks to moral values, human health, and e...(展开全部)

The rise of artificial intelligence has rekindled a long-standing debate regarding the impact of technology on employment. This is just one of many areas where exponential advances in technology signal both hope and fear, leading to public controversy. This book shows that many debates over new technologies are framed in the context of risks to moral values, human health, and e...(展开全部)