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The Open Society and Its Enemies

1945 essay by Karl Popper
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
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The Open Society and Its Enemies

Summary

The Open Society and Its Enemies is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,947 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Open Society and Its Enemies authored Karl Popper[3].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's instance of is recorded as monograph[5].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies was published by Routledge[6].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's genre is philosophy[7].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's genre is essay[8].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's place of publication is recorded as London[9].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies was released on 1945[12].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's has edition or translation is recorded as The Open Society and Its Enemies[13].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's has edition or translation is recorded as Społeczeństwo otwarte i jego wrogowie[14].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's main subject is Historicism[15].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's main subject is open society[16].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Open Society and Its Enemies'}[17].
  • The Open Society and Its Enemies's title is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': 'Społeczeństwo otwarte i jego wrogowie'}[18].

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Authorship and Creation

The Open Society and Its Enemies authored Karl Popper[3]. It was published by Routledge[6].

Publication

The Open Society and Its Enemies was released on 1945[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as London[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include philosophy[7] and essay[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Historicism[15] and open society[16].

Why It Matters

The Open Society and Its Enemies ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,947 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Karl Popper London philosophy The Republic United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . free-ebooks.net. free-ebooks.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Routledge
    Language of work or name → English
    Has edition or translation → The Open Society and Its Enemies, Społeczeństwo otwarte i jego wrogowie
    Place of publication → London
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