Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific is a foundational Marxist text by Friedrich Engels that contrasts early utopian socialist ideas with the "scientific" socialism derived from historical materialism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Socialism: Utopian and Scientific canonical | 6 |
| Socialisme utopique et socialisme scientifique | 1 |
| The Development of Utopian Socialism | 1 |
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Target entity: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Context triple: [Friedrich Engels, notableWork, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific]
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The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
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B.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
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The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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E.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Target entity description: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific is a foundational Marxist text by Friedrich Engels that contrasts early utopian socialist ideas with the "scientific" socialism derived from historical materialism.
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A.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
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B.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
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C.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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D.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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E.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist text
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | distinguish Marxist socialism from earlier utopian schemes ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Engels ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical materialism ⓘ |
| compares |
scientific socialism
ⓘ
utopian socialism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiques |
Charles Fourier
ⓘ
Henri de Saint-Simon ⓘ Robert Owen ⓘ |
| describes | transition from utopian to scientific socialism ⓘ |
| explains |
application of dialectics to history
ⓘ
materialist conception of history ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | France ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
ⓘ
socialist theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hegelian dialectics
ⓘ
surface form:
Dialectics
historical materialism ⓘ
surface form:
Historical Materialism
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Development of Utopian Socialism
The Role of the Proletariat ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century communist parties
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Leninist theory ⓘ Second International ⓘ socialist movements worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Capital
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Karl Marx ⓘ The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
inevitability of socialism through historical development
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role of the proletariat in social transformation ⓘ scientific analysis of capitalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing Marxist theory among workers
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systematic exposition of scientific socialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Socialisme utopique et socialisme scientifique
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| publicationYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| publisher | Vorwärts ⓘ |
| subject |
class struggle
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critique of utopian socialists ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ historical development of capitalism ⓘ scientific socialism ⓘ socialism ⓘ utopian socialism ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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Russian ⓘ many languages ⓘ |
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