An edition of The Poverty of Historicism (1956)

The Poverty of Historicism (Harper Torchbooks. the Academy Library)

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An edition of The Poverty of Historicism (1956)

The Poverty of Historicism (Harper Torchbooks. the Academy Library)

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On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.' A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it has inspired generations of readers, intellectuals and policy makers. One of the most important books on the social sciences since the Second World War, it is a searing insight into the ideas of this great thinker.

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The Poverty of Historicism (Harper Torchbooks. the Academy Library)
April 1964, HarperCollins Publishers
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First Sentence

"IN strong opposition to methodological naturalism in the field of sociology, historicism claims that some of the characteristic methods of physics cannot be applied to the social sciences, owing to the profound differences between sociology and physics."

Classifications

Library of Congress
D16.8 .P57 1964

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7289747M
Internet Archive
povertyofhistori0000popp
ISBN 10
006131126X
ISBN 13
9780061311260
LCCN
64003717
OCLC/WorldCat
233532302, 394846
Library Thing
68145
Goodreads
874803

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IN strong opposition to methodological naturalism in the field of sociology, historicism claims that some of the characteristic methods of physics cannot be applied to the social sciences, owing to the profound differences between sociology and physics.
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