PHIL 1000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Totalitarianism, Open Society, Class Conflict
9 Apr 2018
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Popper thinks actions toward either communism or fascism (left or right) is a shift back toward a closed society of the tribe; The(cid:396)e"s so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) people that"s (cid:449)illi(cid:374)g to go alo(cid:374)g (cid:449) the (cid:862)i(cid:374)e(cid:448)ita(cid:271)ilit(cid:455)(cid:863) of totalitarianism. Critique of totalitarianism by showing the appeals of totalitarianism (return to the closed society: thinks people are afraid of living in an open society w freedom comes. Closed no distinction really given bw human convention and nature (laws of nature and human/societal laws) Do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to take (cid:396)espo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) fo(cid:396) (cid:455)ou(cid:396) life i(cid:374) a (cid:272)losed so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) (cid:271)(cid:272) (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ake the de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s; so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:272)o(cid:373)fo(cid:396)ti(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out this; (cid:271)(cid:272) it"s ha(cid:374)ded do(cid:449)(cid:374) to (cid:455)ou, (cid:272)losed society offers a security that a(cid:374) ope(cid:374) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t. Freedom of choice and responsibility is a burden, which the open society requires; what will i do w my life? (no one is a closed society asks this question)
