Analysis Of The Basic System Of Karl Popper’s Critical Rationalism As His Political Philosophy

As the founder of critical rationalism philosophy, Popper thinks that we should restore thetradition of rational criticism from Kant and the ancient Greek. Removing the idea that ration is thearbitrary.In the field of political philosophy, Popper’s critical rationalism is expressed at the review ofration，criticizing of historical rules and the absolute historical prophecy.Because they are often linkedwith the overall ideology and will lead to totalitarian. Popper’s critical rationalism is self-sustaining.Inthe view of methodology,through the ideology of falsification, Popper criticizes history determinismas well as the overall ideology which demonstrates his critical rationalism. Falsification comes fromPopper’s solution of the inductive problem in the science philosophy. Following the Hume’s inductionof subversive questioned,through criticizing the confirmed principle from logical positivist, Popperestablishes Falsification as the scientific principle. Through the trial and error method andmetaphysical research program realism and determinism, popper’s criticism for rationalism politicalphilosophy has laid a solid foundation of the methodology.At the same time, Popper also highlightshis values and demands in political philosophy which includes criticizing totalitarianism, dedicated tothe pursuit of humanitarian justice, freedom and democracy. Open society is signed with rationalanimadversion and democracy. Contrary to the utopia social engineering in historicism, Popperadvocated the adoption of progressive social engineering towards an open society.Reaching Popper’scritical rationalism is the methodology of falsification. Achieving its philosophy idea and valuessystem is through progressive social engineering.Take this as the logical net by way of the idea to therepresentation, abstract to the concrete, with a view to exploring the basic system of Popper’s politicalphilosophy. About ration’s arbitrary,in the history of political philosophy, Philosophers like Hayek andMichael Oakeshott etc has made profound analysis and insist on careful attitude toward it.Their viewson ration have some similar or different points with Popper’s.So the article tries to use the contrasts asauxiliary line to have a more intelligible analysis of Popper’s political philosophy and system.