Political Ideals
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- 1917
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Chapter I: Political Ideals
36:28 -
Chapter II: Capitalism and the Wage System
29:37 -
Chapter III: Pitfalls in Socialism
26:54 -
Chapter IV: Individual Liberty and Public Control
31:08 -
Chapter V: National Independence and Internationalism
22:37
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Bertrand Russell begins with the individual life: political arrangements should give people room to develop their abilities and preserve their self-respect. In these five chapters from 1917, he sets creative activity against the desire to possess and control. Examples from teaching, art and science make his argument concrete, showing how authority can encourage growth or press everyone into the same pattern.
The discussion extends to capitalism, the wage system, socialism, personal liberty and relations between nations. Russell questions whether shifting wealth into state hands can improve society while power remains concentrated. His account of representative government also examines the distance between voters, legislators and officials, and the difficulty of protecting minorities whose concerns attract little public interest.
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Book facts
- Author
- Bertrand Russell
- First published
- 1917
- Reading time
- About 100 minutes
- Pages
- 47
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Political Philosophy
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