Open Society Unresolved : The Contemporary Relevance of a Contested Idea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matei, Liviu.

Contributor:

Royer, Christof.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Social structure.

Universalism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest : Central European University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Royer Christof : Christof Royer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Central European University, Open Society Research Platform.Matei Liviu : Liviu Matei is a Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy, and Head of the School of Education, Communication and Society at King's College London.

Summary:

"Is the concept of open society still relevant in the 21st century? Do the current social, moral, and political realities call for a drastic revision of this concept? Here fifteen essays address real-world contemporary challenges to open society from a variety of perspectives. What unites the individual authors and chapters is an interest in open society's continuing usefulness and relevance to address current problems. And what distinguishes them is a rich variety of geographical and cultural backgrounds, and a wide range of academic disciplines and traditions.While focusing on probing the contemporary relevance of the concept, several chapters approach it historically. The book features a comprehensive introduction to the history and current 'uses' of the theory of open society. The authors link the concept to contemporary themes including education, Artificial Intelligence, cognitive science, African cosmology, colonialism, and feminism. The diversity of viewpoints in the analysis reflects a commitment to plurality that is at the heart of this book and of the idea of open society itself"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Open society unresolved : charting the contested terrain / Christof Royer

Human nature and the open society / Thom Scott-Phillips

In praise of coldness : the open neighborhood and its enemies / Rachid Boutayeb

Against identity : individuality as the foundation of open society / Gregory Lobo

Empirical embodiment of critical rationalism : deliberative theory and open society / Gazela Pudar Draško and Predrag Krstić

Open society as an achievement : Popper, Gaus, and the liberal tradition / Piers Norris Turner

Nozick's meta-Utopia as an open society / Avery Fox White

Hannah Arendt and literary pedagogy / Andrea Timár

Can Bergson's definition of open society be useful today? / Jean-Louis Fabiani

The gender of illiberalism : new transnational alliances against open societies in Central and Eastern Europe / Katalin Fábián

Open society contested : liberal universalism versus autocratic functionalism in Hong Kong / Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan

"Sorosoids" : uses of labeling in Bulgaria / Lubomir Terziev

An African background to the concept of open society : Ikenga and Ofo cultic figures as structural representations of the enterprising spirit of the Igbo of Nigeria / Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe

Imagining the future of intelligence in open societies : venturing beyond secrecy and scientific prophecy as totalitarian modes of modernity / Anna Eva Grutza

Open society in crisis : making sense of public health and expert advice during Covid-19 / Tarun Weeramanthri.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-003-72117-6

963-386-590-5

9781003721178

OCLC:

1356967015