Open Society Unresolved: The Contemporary Relevance of a Contested Idea

Open Access Veröffentlicht von Central European University Press 2023

Open Society Unresolved

The Contemporary Relevance of a Contested Idea

Herausgegeben von: Christof Royer und Liviu Matei

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789633865903

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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.

Information zu Autoren / Herausgebern

Royer Christof :

Christof Royer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Central European University, Open Society Research Platform.

Matei Liviu :

Liviu Matei is Head of School & Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy, King's College London. He was previously Provost of Central European University and a Professor of Higher Education Policy at the School of Public Policy, CEU.

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Robert Schuett:
"Not much in Open Society Unresolved is surprising, but that is a good thing—let me repeat: that is a good thing. If looked at the concept of open society from within the broader intellectual open society context, there’s nothing new or radical or startling for us to uncover. The distinctive contribution of Royer and Matei’s book is to have reiterated in diverse ways the challenge where to draw a clear boundary line between open society’s friends and foes." https://www.oezp.at/index.php/OEZP/article/view/4118

John Thrasher:

“As new challenges continue to emerge and threaten open societies around the world, there is a renewed urgency in understanding the nature of the open society in all its complexity and diversity. This collection of essays does just that, exploring different historical, analytical, and political elements that make up open societies while noting that the very idea of the open society is itself contested. This is as it should be. Open societies prize the contestation of ideas and this volume exemplifies that ideal while examining it. Understanding the foundations and challenges of an open, free, and dynamic society is one of the most urgent and crucial intellectual tasks of our time and I can’t think of a better place to start wrestling with those issues than this excellent volume.”

Oseni Taiwo Afisi:

“Open Society Unresolved contributes some new perspectives to the existing literatures on the concept of Open Society. The volume demonstrates how the significant enrichment of the Open Society is possible with an emphasis on the pluralism of ideas and the embrace of non-western political ideologies, other than liberal politics alone. This enhances both the theory and practice of Karl Popper’s own stress on openness. The book advances constructive debates on new ways of thinking about the open society, and the plurality of ways that will help to promote openness in society. It is a must-read for scholars interested in liberal politics, international politics and justice, moral philosophy and law.”

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Frontmatter Öffentlich zugänglich PDF downloaden	i
Contents Öffentlich zugänglich PDF downloaden	v
Introduction: Open Society Unresolved: Charting the Contested Terrain Christof Royer Open Access PDF downloaden	1
PART I. Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives on Open Society
1 HUMAN NATURE AND THE OPEN SOCIETY Thom Scott-Phillips Open Access PDF downloaden	23
2 IN PRAISE OF COLDNESS: THE OPEN NEIGHBORHOOD AND ITS ENEMIES Rachid Boutayeb Open Access PDF downloaden	38
3 AGAINST IDENTITY: INDIVIDUALITY AS THE FOUNDATION OF OPEN SOCIETY Gregory Lobo Open Access PDF downloaden	48
4 EMPIRICAL EMBODIMENT OF CRITICAL RATIONALISM: DELIBERATIVE THEORY AND OPEN SOCIETY Gazela Pudar Draško und Predrag Krstić Open Access PDF downloaden	59
5 OPEN SOCIETY AS AN ACHIEVEMENT: POPPER, GAUS, AND THE LIBERAL TRADITION Piers Norris Turner Open Access PDF downloaden	72
6 NOZICK’S META-UTOPIA AS AN OPEN SOCIETY Avery Fox White Open Access PDF downloaden	83
7 HANNAH ARENDT AND LITERARY PEDAGOGY Andrea Timár Open Access PDF downloaden	94
8 CAN BERGSON’S DEFINITION OF OPEN SOCIETY BE USEFUL TODAY? Jean-Louis Fabiani Open Access PDF downloaden	105
PART II National and Regional Perspectives on Open Society
9 THE GENDER OF ILLIBERALISM: NEW TRANSNATIONAL ALLIANCES AGAINST OPEN SOCIETIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Katalin Fábián Open Access PDF downloaden	117
10 OPEN SOCIETY CONTESTED: LIBERAL UNIVERSALISM VERSUS AUTOCRATIC FUNCTIONALISM IN HONG KONG Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan Open Access PDF downloaden	132
11 “SOROSOIDS”: USES OF LABELING IN BULGARIA Lubomir Terziev Open Access PDF downloaden	148
12 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 Open Access PDF downloaden	162
13 IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE IN OPEN SOCIETIES: VENTURING BEYOND SECRECY AND SCIENTIFIC PROPHECY AS TOTALITARIAN MODES OF MODERNITY Anna Eva Grutza Open Access PDF downloaden	174
14 OPEN SOCIETY IN CRISIS: MAKING SENSE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND EXPERT ADVICE DURING COVID-19 Tarun Weeramanthri Open Access PDF downloaden	190
List of Contributors Open Access PDF downloaden	207
Index Open Access PDF downloaden	211

Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Central European University Press
Copyrightjahr: 2023
Zielgruppe: Professional and scholarly;
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- Inhalt: 228
Schlagworte: Open society; theory and practice; contemporary relevance; diversity and plurality; geographically and intellectually global

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Veröffentlicht: 29. März 2023
ISBN: 9789633865903