¶ … reason than his critique of Plato, Popper provides much food for thought about political philosophy, and especially the political philosophies underlying American society and government. So much modern critical theory and political philosophy is rooted in Plato that it is easy to take for granted that much of what is said in The Republic and other texts needs to be scrutinized. Plato was brilliant but not sacrosanct. I appreciate that Popper urges his readers to criticize Plato and cease believing Plato to be a sacred text. Criticizing Plato actually fulfills Plato's very own objective in his writings, which is to stimulate dialogue and discussion, promote open-mindedness, and encourage critical thought rather than blind faith. What else is the cave analogy if not an urging to readers to step outside the shadow world of falsehood and into the light of truth? Ironically, Popper champions Plato by critiquing his arguments. Popper is astute enough to recognize the value in Plato's political philosophy, but favors more the methods by which Plato reaches his conclusions, ie. the Socratic dialogue. From this vantage point of deep respect for Plato, Popper builds upon roots democratic theory to provide a solid overview of the concept of "open society." By blending also Marxist theory, Popper presents one of the most thorough and appealing analyses of modern political culture and its being often torn in two different directions between strong centralized governments presided over by elites (Plato's suggestion) and governance that is...
Popper therefore provides a more genuine representation of American idealism than the "republican" vision that Plato presents in The Republic, while also appealing to postmodern sensibilities.
S.S.R. stands the fact that civil strife is less dangerous if it takes place on the losing side that it is on the winning side (p99). Realists and Their Critics Predictive failure: realism through structural realism failed to predict the fall of the U.S.S.R. And instead foresaw stability in the bipolar system. However, no theory considered the idea of the way in which the Cold War would end. Even so, theorists did
Public AIDS Policy -- And the Band Played on, for Republicans and Democrats alike, during this public health crisis of the 1980's Today, it hard to remember a day before 'AIDS Walks' through Central Park, before television advertisements in the voice of Whoopi Goldberg proclaimed that "AIDS affects everyone," before AIDS became a public health enemy 'Number One.' But one must look back to the days when AIDS was a disease
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