The Open Society and Its Enemies (2 Volumes)

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1962. Both 4th editions, revised
Volume 1 - Plato; Volume 2 - Hegel & Marx
2 volumes in tidy condition. Some chipping to the edges and spine ends. Price stickers on the fronts. Contents tight. Previous owner name in volume2 only. Good used condition.

Written in political exile in New Zealand during the Second World War and published in two volumes in 1945, The Open Society and its Enemies was hailed by Bertrand Russell as a 'vigorous and profound defence of democracy'. This legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx prophesied the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and exposed the fatal flaws of socially engineered political systems. It remains highly readable, erudite and lucid and as essential reading today as on publication in 1945.