The Poverty of Historicism
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The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
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| The Poverty of Historicism canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Poverty of Historicism Context triple: [Karl Popper, notableWork, The Poverty of Historicism]
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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B.
Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy
"Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes and critiques the legacy of German idealism, particularly Hegel and Feuerbach, from a Marxist perspective.
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C.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
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D.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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E.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Poverty of Historicism Target entity description: The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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B.
Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy
"Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes and critiques the legacy of German idealism, particularly Hegel and Feuerbach, from a Marxist perspective.
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C.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
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D.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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E.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates | piecemeal social engineering ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
deterministic views of history
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use of supposed historical laws to predict social development ⓘ |
| author |
Karl Popper
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Karl Popper ⓘ
surface form:
Karl R. Popper
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| bookPublicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
belief in historical laws
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historicism ⓘ predictive theories of history ⓘ utopian social engineering ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Economica ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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philosophy of science ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
impossibility of long‑term social prediction
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open society ⓘ piecemeal social engineering vs. utopian planning ⓘ |
| influenced |
methodology of economics
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philosophy of social science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
historicism
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methodology of the social sciences ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ social planning ⓘ social prediction ⓘ |
| originalPublicationType | journal articles ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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critical rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodAsArticles |
1944
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1945 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Routledge & Kegan Paul
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surface form:
Routledge
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| relatedWork | The Open Society and Its Enemies ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic commentary in philosophy of science
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debates on social planning ⓘ discussions of historicism in political theory ⓘ |
| supports |
falsificationism
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surface form:
critical rationalism
fallibilism in the social sciences ⓘ |
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