Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Utopian Socialism, Hierarchical Organization, Social Equality
20 Jan 2017
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Community: social creatures engaging in collective effort for the common good. Class is defined by how you get the means to survive. Murdered for treason and became a catholic saint and martyr. Imagined world that does not exist but is ideal. And believed that every family should be able to get from the common stock (resources) Replace capitalism inefficiency with expert planning and organizational hierarchy. Attempt to achieve social harmony would be frustrating. Utopian socialist ideal: stateless, free cooperation for the common good. Started utopian communities in britain, scotland, and united states. Reduce working days to under 10 hours in factories. Got jobs, train conductor, spent most tie in library. Described history as the march of freedom of the world. Criticized religion, as we created god in our own image. We alienate our human capacities for knowledge, power, and goodness. Religion is created in response to poverty and suffering. Creative producers whose work is punishing, degraded, commodified.
