Socialism as the Development of Liberalism

Marxist Analysis of Values

Satoshi Matsui (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XXIX, 218 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-81259-1 (ISBN)

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This book addresses the question of what socialism is according to fundamental values rather than institutions. Arguing that Marxist socialism is not only more gradual but also more radical than how it is usually understood, this book shows that socialism extends liberalism by inheriting and furthering liberal justice, including fundamental human rights. Simultaneously, socialism ultimately rejects liberalism because it does not consider liberal values, such as liberty and equality, society's primary principles. Satoshi Matsui offers a new theory: alienation has two dimensions. Marxists seek to rectify policies that violate justice in a capitalist society, and injustice in capitalism is alienation's first dimension. From a communist society's perspective, however, justice itself is an alienated idea and the second dimension of alienation. Marx's theory of alienation does not deny the liberal theory of justice but is rather a universal system that encompasses it. By fundamentally reexamining Marxism, this volume provides a basic guideline for overcoming capitalist society and constructing a communist society.

lt;p>Satoshi Matsui is Professor of Economics at Senshu University, Japan, where he teaches Marxist economics and social philosophy. He studied philosophy at the University of Tokyo and earned a Ph.D. in economics at Hitotsubashi University. He has also worked for Ritsumeikan University and Toyama University, Japan, in the past.

1.Socialism and Liberal Normative Theories.- 2.Socialism and Moral Theory.- 3.Justice.- 4.Liberty.- 5.Equality.- 6.Property.- 7.Utility.- 8.Essence.- 9.Community.- 10.Alienation.- 11.Socialism as Development of Liberalism.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.01.2023
Reihe/Serie	Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
Zusatzinfo	XXIX, 218 p. 7 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	305 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte	Alienation • Capital • communism • Critique of the Gotha Programme • egalitarianism • Equality • Exploitation theory • Historical materialism • Japanese Marxism • Justice • Karl Marx • Liberalism • Marxist economics • Normative Theory • property • Rawls • Socialism • Socialist Normative Theory • Social System • Utility
ISBN-10	3-030-81259-6 / 3030812596
ISBN-13	978-3-030-81259-1 / 9783030812591
Zustand	Neuware