30 Questions
What is socialism seen as in the context of modernity?
A counter-narrative of modernity
What are the two main approaches to achieving socialism?
Revolutionary overthrow of capitalism and the state, or gradual reforms and regulation
What is a key value of socialism according to the text?
Liberty as fulfillment
What is a common critique of socialism, according to the text?
It leads to serfdom
What is a key element of socialism, according to Emile Durkheim?
Abolition of capitalism and replacement by a socialized economy
What are the essential 'tendencies' of socialism, according to R.N. Berki?
Egalitarianism, moralism, rationalism, and libertarianism
What is the main idea presented in the Communist Manifesto?
The transformative power of communist ideas
According to the Communist Manifesto, what is a characteristic of bourgeois society?
The replacement of agriculture with industry
What is a consequence of the need for a constantly expanding market in bourgeois society?
The need for a constantly expanding market chases the bourgeoisie globally
What is a contradictory aspect of bourgeois society, according to the Communist Manifesto?
Its potential for self-destruction
What is the focus of the part of the Communist Manifesto dealing with 'Proletarians and communists'?
The objections to the abolition of private property
What is a key aspect of the 'Position of the Communists' part of the Communist Manifesto?
The appeal to workers to unite
What is the primary goal of socialism, as described in the text?
To apply rational control to economic organisation
Who is credited with pioneering new techniques in factory communities, such as New Lanark?
Robert Owen
What is the primary concern of Henri de Saint Simon, as described in the text?
The consequences of individualism
What is the source of social problems, according to Robert Owen?
The competition of labour and machinery
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 …'?
The goal of changing the world through conscious action
What is the main idea expressed in the quote, 'A spectre is haunting Europe …'?
The threat of socialism to European society
What is the motor of historical development according to Marx's materialist conception of history?
Productive change
What is the term for the sum total of forces of production and relations of production in society?
Mode of production
What is the result of the contradictions between the development of forces of production and social relations of production?
Class struggle and revolution
What is the consequence of the constant revolutionizing of production in bourgeois society?
Crises of overproduction, market failure, and unemployment
What is the fate of bourgeois society according to Marx?
It will inevitably fall and be replaced by a socialist society
What is the role of the bourgeoisie in Marx's view?
They are the gravediggers of capitalism
What is a key aspect of communism according to the text?
The forceful overthrow of the existing order
What is the ultimate goal of the system described by William Morris?
A society with no rich or poor, no masters or servants
What is a key element of Marx and Engels's vision for a future society?
An association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all
What is a key feature of scientific socialism, according to the text?
A focus on rationality and scientism
What is the role of the working class in Marxist theory?
To overthrow the existing capitalist system
What is the ultimate goal of the proletarian revolution?
To abolish capitalism and establish a socialist system
Explore the core principles of socialism, including its response to industrialization, the rise of capitalism, and the diversity of socialist traditions. Learn about the contrasts between violent overthrow and gradual reforms, and the ideas of notable thinkers like Einstein and Hayek.
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