Question 1

Whats defention of terms:
-individualistic socialism

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philosophy asserting that capitalism exploits workers, but that an effective socialist economy must retain individual decision making through the market mechanism

Question 2

Whats defention of terms:
-cooperative socialism

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a system that asserts that capitalism exploits workers, and that all production decisions in a socialist society must be made by democratic votes of all the employees in an enterprise or by a plan democratically voted on by everyone in a local, state, national, or global society

Question 3

Whats defention of terms:
-egalitarian

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belief in equal social, political, and economic rights for all people

Question 4

Whats defention of terms:
-socialism

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Question 5

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-Explain how socialists claimed that the existence of private property affected society

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Question 6

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-What are two early divisions of socialist thought?

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Question 7

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-According to Hodgskin, what is the real source of productivity in capitalism? Explain.

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Question 8

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-According to Thompson, what are the inherent evils created by any competitive market system? What alternative to capitalism did he suggest?

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Question 9

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-List the major socialist thinkers before Karl Marx, and briefly explain their contributions to socialist thought.

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Question 10

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-According to Owen, if individualism seemed to imply equality why did it not lead to equality in practice, in other words, why does a hierarchical society persist?

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Question 11

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-Godwin introduced two key ideas that were often repeated and used in the nineteenth century. Explain why a government in a capitalist society would never address the problems of capitalism.

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Question 12

Comprehend the evolution of socialist thought.
-List and explain the two main methods for achieving socialism.

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Question 13

Compare and contrast the basic elements of socialism and capitalism.
-How did the ideals of socialism conflict with the major tenets of classical liberalism?

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