Evolutionary Socialism
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Evolutionary Socialism is a seminal work of revisionist Marxist theory in which Eduard Bernstein argues for achieving socialism through gradual, democratic reforms rather than violent revolution.
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| Evolutionary Socialism canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political theory work ⓘ socialist literature ⓘ |
| advocates |
cooperation with liberal forces
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gradual social reform ⓘ legal and constitutional methods ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Second International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German Social Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Eduard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
capitalism is capable of adaptation and reform
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socialism can be achieved through evolutionary, democratic means ⓘ socialist parties should focus on immediate reforms ⓘ |
| controversy | sparked the revisionism debate in international socialism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Karl Kautsky
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Rosa Luxemburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
Marxist theory of economic collapse
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class struggle as sole motor of history ⓘ dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ historical materialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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socialist theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 19th-century European socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Labour Party ideology
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European social democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ German Social Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
ethical socialism
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evolutionary transition to socialism ⓘ importance of parliamentary struggle ⓘ importance of trade unions ⓘ rejection of inevitability of capitalist collapse ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
democratic socialism
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revisionist Marxism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| opposes |
orthodox Marxism
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violent revolution ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Voraussetzungen des Sozialismus und die Aufgaben der Sozialdemokratie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | revisionism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dietz Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
Kantian ethics
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Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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