The fall of the Soviet Union was a long time ago. Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea are far away. Socialism fell out of favor, but it is attractive to the young again. But what do they believe that socialism is about? What arguments against socialism might they find convincing?
Dr. Hicks would like to ask young socialists two questions: what does socialism mean to you? and what is the appeal of socialism?
He then looks at some of the positions people offer for their attraction to socialism:
1) Opposition to the current system: money, power and its cronyism,
2) Moral idealism-thinking of others first, altruism, selflessness,
3) Modern, scientific centralized management of the economy,
4) Free stuff socialism,
5) Robust communalism-putting society first,
6) Prioritize the needs of the poor and weak: welfare statism,
7) Resource management-environmentalism,
8) Emotional commitment.
For some time, Professor Hicks has been doing a philosophical analysis podcast on a wide range of contemporary topics. It has been available on a number of other platforms. It is now being offered on UKposts as well. Its mission is to “ to explain the chaos.”
Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.
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