SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF OPENNESS

Popper's view of the enemies of the open society is held to rest upon psychologism, a view of the very great dangers of misguided intellectu als, and a cyclical view of historical process. While there is somethi ng to these claims, they are treated here skeptically. But the purpose of the article is less to attack than to reconstruct. To that end, ke y elements of a sociology appropriate to an open society are offered.