Author: Benedict Elder

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Published: 2015-07-01

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781330540114

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Excerpt from A Study in Socialism What is Socialism? "I know if you do not ask me," said St. Augustine, when asked: What is Time? Most of us feel that we know what Socialism is until we begin to define it. It may be called a modem social phenomenon. It springs from modem industrial conditions as they are combined with the more modern phases of sentiment and thought. A more particular definition would only invite criticism and dispute. Socialists themselves arc not agreed on a definition. One says it is a religious movement, another a moral movement, another, a humanitarian movement. In the Communist Manifesto it is termed a "proletarian movement," in the Chicago platform, a "purely economic movement," in the Gotha and Erfurt Programs and other official utterances in Europe and America, a revolutionary movement, a political movement, a working-class movement, a movement for the abolition of classes, for better working conditions, for social justice, for the emancipation of labor, etc., etc. Then again, Socialism is defined to be not a movement but a principle, and again not merely a principle but a science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Study in Socialism (Classic Reprint) written by Benedict Elder and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Study in Socialism What is Socialism? "I know if you do not ask me," said St. Augustine, when asked: What is Time? Most of us feel that we know what Socialism is until we begin to define it. It may be called a modem social phenomenon. It springs from modem industrial conditions as they are combined with the more modern phases of sentiment and thought. A more particular definition would only invite criticism and dispute. Socialists themselves arc not agreed on a definition. One says it is a religious movement, another a moral movement, another, a humanitarian movement. In the Communist Manifesto it is termed a "proletarian movement," in the Chicago platform, a "purely economic movement," in the Gotha and Erfurt Programs and other official utterances in Europe and America, a revolutionary movement, a political movement, a working-class movement, a movement for the abolition of classes, for better working conditions, for social justice, for the emancipation of labor, etc., etc. Then again, Socialism is defined to be not a movement but a principle, and again not merely a principle but a science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.