Egalitarianism of the Free Society: And the End of Class ConflictThe transformation of society and the world of work, in the industrialised countries over the past 60 years, have overtaken political systems in the democratic world. The old left/right political divide, which has marked the pattern of socio-economic struggle since 1789, has now ceased to be a useful tool in advancing the progress of humanity. This book presents the new realities in the spheres of social life, as an introduction to the author's forthcoming 3-volume work on Social Capitalism, which concentrates on the shattering economic and political changes in the contemporary world. What is to be the future of society if it is to advance in any meaningful sense? If society is to be egalitarian and at the same time free, it will need to ditch the ideologies of the past which so inspired our forebears. The book opens with 6 chapters discussing the role of high culture in a society where class associations have been minimised and elitism takes on quite a different meaning. In an upwardly aspiring society, and under a changed educational system, the best would be available for all in the practical democracy of the future. There then follow 11 chapters on the nature of property, which is projected as an individual right in fulfilling psychological needs. The political consequences are that property is presented as something contradicting its concept as understood in the traditional thinking of left or right wing politics. The practical implications of property are considered in their different life situations in separate chapters. Democracy, real or illusory, is discussed in 7 chapters, and historical arguments are evoked in exploring the erroneous beliefs and myths on the nature of freedom. The book concludes with 12 important chapters analysing those adverse intellectual influences in the 20th century responsible for undermining constructive thought in enabling a better world. |
Contents
PART I | 1 |
destroyer of initiative 9 How we unfavourably compare with Europe 10 | 10 |
The Responsible society | 14 |
CHAPTER | 20 |
CHAPTER 3 | 25 |
CHAPTER 5 | 42 |
How price became the criterion for American cultural values 2 | 51 |
PART II | 63 |
CHAPTER 19 | 172 |
Reality and Myth | 185 |
CHAPTER 21 | 196 |
CHAPTER 22 | 208 |
Democratic Society As a Realisation | 219 |
Britain cannot survive in a vacuum 2 The challenge must be met 3 | 227 |
PART IV | 239 |
CHAPTER 26 | 247 |
Political Conflict and Property | 78 |
CHAPTER 9 | 87 |
CHAPTER 10 | 97 |
CHAPTER 11 | 104 |
Freedom of sole proprietorships and partnerships 2 Limited liability and | 110 |
CHAPTER 14 | 125 |
CHAPTER 16 | 132 |
CHAPTER 17 | 142 |
PART III | 153 |
CHAPTER 27 | 253 |
CHAPTER 29 | 264 |
The End of Freewill | 272 |
Current problems can only be solved by creating new knowledge 2 | 281 |
Recognition of the ultimate reality of ideas is necessary for this 2 | 289 |
CHAPTER 36 | 299 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY page | 307 |
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