tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512180286951739430.post3627171797796270434..comments2022-04-27T05:54:04.737+10:00Comments on History of Australian and New Zealand Thought: Transmission of ideas and the New Zealand Workers Educational AssociationJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512180286951739430.post-92167563150315256082007-09-28T14:00:00.000+10:002007-09-28T14:00:00.000+10:00That's fascinating, Rafe. I will pick this up in a...That's fascinating, Rafe. I will pick this up in a post. There are some interesting cross-linkages here.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512180286951739430.post-65500671130523683322007-09-28T10:29:00.000+10:002007-09-28T10:29:00.000+10:00In addition to home-grown heroes like Rutherfoed N...In addition to home-grown heroes like Rutherfoed NZ had a significant guest when Karl Popper fled from Austria in 1937 and stayed at Canterbury College until 1945. During that time he wrote The Open Society and its Enemies and the articles that became The Poverty of Historicism. He described that as his war work. In addition he worked with a committee to find places for other refugees. <BR/><BR/>He also made a significan input to the intellectual life of the time because he attracted a circle of scientists and others who feasted on his insights. John Eccles invited him to Otago where he filled a large hall for a short series of lectures.Rafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278597438041685633noreply@blogger.com