Q&A: The Poverty of Historicism
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The Poverty of Historicism
Question
Has the Rabbi read Popper’s book The Poverty of Historicism? What does the Rabbi think in general about his thesis? Does the Rabbi agree? Yes, it’s too general a question, and still…
Answer
I read it and enjoyed it. I don’t remember the details. I was impressed by the connection he makes to Plato (the father of all evil in the world, in his view). Like such connections generally are, it is too sweeping, but there is a lot of truth in it.
Actually, I think that was done in The Open Society. You can see that I don’t remember… 🙂