1st Edition

Towards a Sociology of the Open Society Critical Rationalism and the Open Society Volume 2

By Masoud Mohammadi Alamuti Copyright 2023
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

This book applies the general theory of critical rationalism in order to develop a new sociology of the open society, in general, and a new analysis of the transition from a closed society to an open society in particular. It presents a criticism of Karl Popper’s analysis of human action for opening up a closed society, followed by a critical study of the mainstream sociology to show how... Read more

Introduction

1. Karl Popper: From Critical Rationalism to the Idea of an Open Society

2. From the Closed to the Open Society: A Critique of Popper’s Analysis

3. Towards a Micro-Foundation for the Sociology of the Open Society

4. The Open Society: A Sociological Conception

5. The Formation of an Open Society: A Sociological Theory 

6. The Formation of a Closed Society: A Sociological Theory

7. From the Closed to the Open Society: A Sociological Analysis

8. The Sociology of the Open Society: A Summary

Biography

Masoud Mohammadi Alamuti is Sociologist and Faculty Member at the Institute for Management and Planning Studies (IMPS) in Tehran, Iran. His research interests include epistemology, philosophy of science, the theory of society, sociology of the open society and sociology of modernity and development.