{"product_id":"2940170061297","title":"In Defense of Open Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impassioned defense of open society, academic and media freedom, and human rights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Sorosamp;mdash;universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment successamp;mdash;has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant and spirited book, Soros brings together a vital collection of his writings, some never previously published. They deal with a wide range of important and timely topics: the dangers that the instruments of control produced by artificial intelligence and machine learning pose to open societies; what Soros calls his \"political philanthropy\"; his founding of the Central European University, one of the world's foremost defender of academic freedom; his philosophy; his boom\/bust theory of financial markets and its policy implications; and what he calls the tragedy of the European Union. Soros's forceful affirmation of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, social justice, and social responsibility as a universal idea is a clarion call-to-arms for the ideals of open society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161944473840,"sku":"2940170061297","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170061297_p0.jpg?v=1763792320","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170061297","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}