English Ethical Socialism: Thomas More to R.H. TawneyThis book examines the tradition of ethical socialism in Britain, chronicling its successes, failures, and relevance to contemporary society. The authors focus on the work of a disparate group of writers who all championed social ideals--Thomas More, William Cobbett, L.T. Hobhouse, George Orwell, T.H. Marshall, and R.H. Tawney. By comparing and assessing their intentions, theories of society and action, senses of history, and beliefs in moral motivation as the mainspring of individual conduct and social organization, the book demonstrates that the ideas and attitudes of ethical socialism are deeply rooted in British culture. |
Contents
2 A PRACTICAL UTOPIA | 13 |
THE FREEBORN ENGLISHMAN AND | 26 |
THE LAST SOCIALIST IN EUROPE | 95 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
Acquisitive Society Alfred Marshall argued believed Booth Britain British Cambridge capitalism capitalist character Christian Church citizenship civil Cobbett common conduct culture democracy democratic socialism Durkheim duty economic Engels England English Working Class equality Essays ethical socialism ethical socialists ethical-socialist experience Fabian fraternity freedom G. D. H. Cole George Orwell Harmondsworth Hobhouse's Hobson human Ibid idea ideal income individual industrial inequality institutions intellectual J. A. Hobson L. T. Hobhouse Labour Movement Labour party Liberalism liberty living London Marshall's Marx marxist material means modern moral Nineteen Eighty-Four organization Orwell's Oxford parliamentary political poor poverty principles problems production R. H. Tawney Radical Tradition reform religion revolution rich Ruskin sense sociologist sociology T. H. Green T. H. Marshall Tawney's theory Utopia values wealth Webb Weber welfare William William Cobbett workers working-class wrote