Le Socialisme Rationnel Et Le Socialisme Autoritaire (French Edition) - Softcover

Jules Gay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371838711 ISBN 13: 9780371838716

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Le Socialisme Rationnel Et Le Socialisme Autoritaire by Jules Gay. This work contrasts two overarching visions of social organization: rational (or socialist) ideals grounded in universal education, communal ownership of productive assets, and the abolition of personal rewards and punishments in favor of social responsibility, versus authoritarian forms that harness state or religious power to govern both bodies and minds. Gay traces the intellectual lineage from Saint-Simonian reformers to Robert Owen, recounts Owen’s attempts at creating rational communities, and critiques why previous experiments failed. He then lays out a program for a rational society: liberty, equality, and fraternity achieved through community-based property, coordinated labor, and the cooperative management of industry, education, housing, and culture. The text culminates in a practical blueprint for a world-wide commune, organized by federated communities and guided by science, reason, and public discussion, while inviting continued debate and empirical testing of these ideas.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 0371838711
• ISBN 13: 9780371838716
• Binding: Paperback