According to Plato the role of a central government is to determine where a person belongs or should be positioned society. This belief seems to stem from the ideals of communism or socialism‚ but Plato’s ideas have many departures from those schools of thought. In Plato’s Republic labor is organized by a government run education system that identifies the best roles for each citizen. He compliments his theory of government rule with his theory of justice. Plato argues that justice occurs only
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sacrifices‚ religious beliefs‚ historical conception by having cultural customs‚ opposition of liberalism by having fascist conception for the State‚ having‚ “liberty of the State and of the individual within the State‚” (Mussolini; 2) opposition of socialism‚ opposition of syndicalism‚ opposition of democracy‚ and nation being created by the state. His definition of peaceful nation was found in having a fascist state. He said‚ “The Fascist State‚ the highest and most powerful form of personality‚ is
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temporary share now and then. And that is the reason why‚ since the dying-out of Owenism‚ there has been no Socialism in England. With the breakdown of that monopoly‚ the English working class will lose that privileged position; it will find itself generally – the privileged and leading minority not accepted-on a level with its fellow-workers abroad. And that is the reason why there will be Socialism again in England.” the distribution of wealth in “the conditions of the working class in England” Fred
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF LENINISM by J.V. Stalin THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF LENINISM ¶1 THE foundations of Leninism is a big subject. To exhaust it a whole volume would be required. Indeed‚ a number of volumes would be required. Naturally‚ therefore‚ my lectures cannot be an exhaustive exposition of Leninism; at best they can only offer a concise synopsis of the foundations of Leninism. Nevertheless‚ I consider it useful to give this synopsis‚ in order to lay down some basic points of departure necessary
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’’ Which factors led to the civil war in Spain? Why did the war breakout in July 1936? ’’ Francisco Abadal Ramon Section A: Plan of investigation This paper investigates ’’to what extent did the left wing political opposition lead to the Spanish Civil War‚ 1936-1939?’’ In order to reach to a valid conclusion this investigation will be focusing on the comparison of different factors that took place before an during the Spanish Civil War‚ such as the role
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condition prevailing when J.B. Priestley himself returned from the war. J.B. Priestley was a socialist who wanted to change society to be fair-minded. He tried to convey this through plays such as this one‚ ’An Inspector Calls’ and ’The Arts Under Socialism’ which he wrote two years later in 1947. In the former play he uses the character of Mr Arthur Birling‚ a self important business man‚ to mock typical capitalist business men. In this play Mr Arthur Birling is given the characteristics of a typical
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Japan social reforms After its capitulation to the Allied powers in August 1945‚ Japan underwent a series of vigorous reforms that changed the socio-economic spectrum in many respects. The U.S. initiated such reforms in hopes of democratizing and demilitarizing the nation of Japan‚ and while the occupation forces may have taken an integral role in initiating the reforms‚ the Japanese people made them possible. The United States sought to recreate Japan in its own image. SCAP (Supreme Commander
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This created a disparity between the rich and the working poor. This stage in society separation‚ known as socialism and marked by unequal pay for the work performed‚ is the intermediate stage between capitalism and communism‚ according to German philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx’s theory “The Communist Manifest”. (“Karl Marx” 2011) Marx described
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This document is an extract from an address written by Robert Owen in 1819 entitled “An address to the master manufacturers of Great Britain on the present exhibiting evils in the manufacturing system”. It is a primary source‚ which increases its value since it was written by a reliable author during the time of study. This passage was written in 1818‚ near the end of the Industrial Revolution era‚ not long after Robert Owen‚ owner of the New Lanark mills in Scotland‚ started improving the working
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Introduction Since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976‚ Deng Xiaoping has remarkably changed the outlook of China’s economy. China has gone from a centrally planned economy to a socialist market economy‚ which is still influenced by the Marxist perspective‚ by pursuing a third way between a command economy and the capitalist alternative. A socialist market economy is characterised by the operation of a market mechanism within the context of economic dominance by public ownership and the political
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