Socialism, Utopian and Scientific Contributor(s): Aveling, Edward B. (Translator), Engels, Friedrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1546396055 ISBN-13: 9781546396055 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.88 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.33 lbs) 146 pages |
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Publisher Description: The book explains the differences between utopian socialism and scientific socialism, which Marxism considers itself to embody. The book explains that whereas utopian socialism is idealist, reflects the personal opinions of the authors and claims that society can be adapted based on these opinions, scientific socialism derives itself from reality. It focuses on the materialist conception of history, which is based on an analysis over history, and concludes that communism naturally follows capitalism. Engels begins the book by chronicaling the thought of utopian socialists, starting with Saint-Simon. He then proceeds to Fourier and Robert Owen. In Chapter Two, he summarizes dialectics, and then chronicles the thought from the ancient Greeks to Hegel. Chapter Three summarizes dialectics in relation to economic and social struggles, essentially echoing the words of Marx. |