The Spell of Plato

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The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
argues Plato's ideal state is anti-democratic ⓘ
Plato's political theory supports totalitarian structures ⓘ
philosopher-kings concept is dangerous to democracy ⓘ
author Karl Popper ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes Plato's political philosophy ⓘ
totalitarian tendencies in classical philosophy ⓘ
critiquesWork The Laws ⓘ
The Republic ⓘ
linked to: Plato's Republic
followedBy The High Tide of Prophecy ⓘ
genre philosophy of politics ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
hasPerspective anti-totalitarianism ⓘ
defense of open society ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
hasTheme critique of utopian social engineering ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ
open society versus closed society ⓘ
role of philosophy in politics ⓘ
influencedBy World War II context ⓘ
rise of totalitarian regimes in the 20th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Plato ⓘ
critique of collectivism ⓘ
critique of historicism ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
totalitarianism ⓘ
notableIdea Plato as a precursor of totalitarianism ⓘ
defense of critical rationalism in politics ⓘ
partOf The Open Society and Its Enemies ⓘ
positionInSeries first volume ⓘ
publicationYear 1945 ⓘ
publisher Routledge ⓘ
relatedWork The Open Society and Its Enemies ⓘ
The Poverty of Historicism ⓘ
targetAudience general educated readers interested in politics ⓘ
students of philosophy ⓘ
students of political theory ⓘ

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The Open Society and Its Enemies, Volume 1 → subtitle → The Spell of Plato ⓘ