Open Society Unresolved by Liviu Matei
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.
"Not much in Open Society Unresolved is surprising, but that is a good thing—let me repeat: that is a good thingIf 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 -- Robert Schuett * Austrian Journal of Political Science *
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.
Christof Royer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Central European University, Open Society Research Platform.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789633865897 |
| ISBN 10 | 9633865891 |
| Title | Open Society Unresolved |
| Author | Christof Royer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Central European University Press |
| Year published | 2023-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
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