George Soros - Commencement Speech 1996
Recording of George Soros' Commencement Speech in June 1996 delivered at the Graduation Ceremony of the Academic Year 1995-1996. In his speech, he explains and redefines the concept of Open Society not in opposition with communism as a universal closed society but, drawing on Sir Karl Popper’s...
| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8822e4d0-01de-49a8-87fa-2ae8a3a6f5fb |
| Summary: | Recording of George Soros' Commencement Speech in June 1996 delivered at the Graduation Ceremony of the Academic Year 1995-1996. In his speech, he explains and redefines the concept of Open Society not in opposition with communism as a universal closed society but, drawing on Sir Karl Popper’s writing and several economic theories, in a reconsidered manner placing the notion of tolerance, diversity, development and novelty in the center. |
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