society

•  Society Shapes Human Nature (Agree)

  • All socialists: Society shapes human nature (nurture > nature).
  • Revolutionaries (e.g., Marx): Humans are products of capitalist inequalities; society must be radically improved for equality.
  • Social Democrats: Skills/attributes are learned from society; humans are cooperative (reject liberal individualism).
  • Third Way: Socio-economic factors determine individual nature; communitarian view (individuals inseparable from society).

  Key quote: "Marx: nurture over nature remains prevalent in social democracy."
• Equality Definitions (Disagree)

  • Revolutionaries (e.g., USSR’s Gosplan):
  • Absolute equality of outcome (equal assets/status).
  • Revolution needed to end bourgeois exploitation.
  • Luxembourg: Spontaneous strikes → worker control for true equality.
  • Social Democrats:
  • Humanize capitalism → class harmony (not absolute equality).
  • Narrow class divisions (working/middle).
  • Third Way: Focus on opportunity (e.g., Blair’s "social inclusion").

  Key divide: Revolutionaries demand total equality; others accept inequality if opportunities are fair.
• social class (disagree)

  • Revolutionaries (Marx):
  • Class conflict (proletariat vs. bourgeoisie) drives history.
  • "Dictatorship of the proletariat" → communist society.
  • Third Way (e.g., Giddens):
  • Globalization created a majority middle class; class divide fading.
  • Focus on social exclusion (help disadvantaged access opportunities).

  Key quote: Giddens: "Class is no longer the determining factor in society."
• Introduction

  • Emerging as a response to the inequalities of industrial capitalism in the 10th centrury, socialism is a political idealogy centred on collective ownership,social equality and economic justice
  • With the insights of key thinkers like Karl Marx, beatrice webb and Anthony gidden This is particularly evident in debates around the economy where differing views highlight the diversity within socialist thought.
  • Arguing on topics such as society shaping human nature, equality and social class