In the aftermath of World War I and World War II, liberal elites found themselves engaged in a desperate struggle to avert the specter of World War III. Their fervent quest led them to delve deep into the root causes of these global conflagrations. Among the voices rising to prominence in this tumultuous era was that of the philosopher Karl Popper who believed that in order to achieve social progress, the West needed to deliberately discard most of its religious, cultural, and moral foundations.

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