Karl Popper said “optimisim is a duty”, because only optimists work to improve the world. Those who think we’re already doomed and that effort is hopeless, don’t try.
Optimism is a duty. The future is open. It is not predetermined. No one can predict it, except by chance. We all contribute to determining it by what we do. We are all equally responsible for its success.
I think that’s from The Open Society and its Enemies (1945).
Karl Popper said “optimisim is a duty”, because only optimists work to improve the world. Those who think we’re already doomed and that effort is hopeless, don’t try.
I think that’s from The Open Society and its Enemies (1945).
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