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What is socialism seen as in the context of modernity?
What is socialism seen as in the context of modernity?
What are the two main approaches to achieving socialism?
What are the two main approaches to achieving socialism?
What is a key value of socialism according to the text?
What is a key value of socialism according to the text?
What is a common critique of socialism, according to the text?
What is a common critique of socialism, according to the text?
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What is a key element of socialism, according to Emile Durkheim?
What is a key element of socialism, according to Emile Durkheim?
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What are the essential 'tendencies' of socialism, according to R.N. Berki?
What are the essential 'tendencies' of socialism, according to R.N. Berki?
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What is the main idea presented in the Communist Manifesto?
What is the main idea presented in the Communist Manifesto?
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According to the Communist Manifesto, what is a characteristic of bourgeois society?
According to the Communist Manifesto, what is a characteristic of bourgeois society?
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What is a consequence of the need for a constantly expanding market in bourgeois society?
What is a consequence of the need for a constantly expanding market in bourgeois society?
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What is a contradictory aspect of bourgeois society, according to the Communist Manifesto?
What is a contradictory aspect of bourgeois society, according to the Communist Manifesto?
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What is the focus of the part of the Communist Manifesto dealing with 'Proletarians and communists'?
What is the focus of the part of the Communist Manifesto dealing with 'Proletarians and communists'?
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What is a key aspect of the 'Position of the Communists' part of the Communist Manifesto?
What is a key aspect of the 'Position of the Communists' part of the Communist Manifesto?
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What is the primary goal of socialism, as described in the text?
What is the primary goal of socialism, as described in the text?
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Who is credited with pioneering new techniques in factory communities, such as New Lanark?
Who is credited with pioneering new techniques in factory communities, such as New Lanark?
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What is the primary concern of Henri de Saint Simon, as described in the text?
What is the primary concern of Henri de Saint Simon, as described in the text?
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What is the source of social problems, according to Robert Owen?
What is the source of social problems, according to Robert Owen?
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What is the main idea expressed in Karl Marx's quote, 'The philosophers have only interpreted the world … the point, however, is to change it …'?
What is the main idea expressed in Karl Marx's quote, 'The philosophers have only interpreted the world … the point, however, is to change it …'?
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What is the main idea expressed in the quote, 'A spectre is haunting Europe …'?
What is the main idea expressed in the quote, 'A spectre is haunting Europe …'?
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What is the motor of historical development according to Marx's materialist conception of history?
What is the motor of historical development according to Marx's materialist conception of history?
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What is the term for the sum total of forces of production and relations of production in society?
What is the term for the sum total of forces of production and relations of production in society?
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What is the result of the contradictions between the development of forces of production and social relations of production?
What is the result of the contradictions between the development of forces of production and social relations of production?
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What is the consequence of the constant revolutionizing of production in bourgeois society?
What is the consequence of the constant revolutionizing of production in bourgeois society?
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What is the fate of bourgeois society according to Marx?
What is the fate of bourgeois society according to Marx?
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What is the role of the bourgeoisie in Marx's view?
What is the role of the bourgeoisie in Marx's view?
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What is a key aspect of communism according to the text?
What is a key aspect of communism according to the text?
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What is the ultimate goal of the system described by William Morris?
What is the ultimate goal of the system described by William Morris?
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What is a key element of Marx and Engels's vision for a future society?
What is a key element of Marx and Engels's vision for a future society?
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What is a key feature of scientific socialism, according to the text?
What is a key feature of scientific socialism, according to the text?
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What is the role of the working class in Marxist theory?
What is the role of the working class in Marxist theory?
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What is the ultimate goal of the proletarian revolution?
What is the ultimate goal of the proletarian revolution?
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