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
Plato's Republic
surface form: The 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 & Kegan Paul
surface form: 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 subtitle The Spell of Plato
subject surface form: The Open Society and Its Enemies, Volume 1