To what extent is the explanation below correct beyond a reasonable doubt because Karl Popper was Critical Rationalist and an Open Society advocate?
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What is the probability that extreme empiricists(David Hume and positivists) and Extreme Rationalists(Platonists) Form a Unique Political Horseshoe... In which they both lead to a totalitarian government? My answer: A plausible explanation. See Plato's Republic and then Auguste Comte's ideal government.
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