Karl Popper is one of the outstanding figures in philosophy and political theory of our times: on metaphysics; the tyranny of authoritarianism and the administrative state (Plato, Marx, et.al.);  the philosophy of science, especially the role of falsification as a spur to gain scientific knowledge; the pursuit of knowledge must be free and grow; anti-utopian; the objectivity of values. One of the very best ways to introduce oneself to critical reasoning. Library of Living Philosophers, 1323 pp. Collectible … Like new.