English ethical socialism : Thomas More to R.H. Tawney
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English ethical socialism : Thomas More to R.H. Tawney
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1988
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This is an examination of the tradition of ethical socialism, its successes, its failures and its relevance to contemporary Britain. The authors focus on a group of writers who, although separated by time and background, all promoted this brand of socialism. Thomas More, William Cobbett, L.T.Hobhouse, George Orwell, T.H.Marshall and R.H.Tawney are linked by their sense of history, their commitment to liberty, equality and fraternity, and their belief in moral motivation as the mainspring of individual conduct and social organization. Their intentions, their theory of society and their theory of action are examined. The authors conclude with the belief that the ideas and attitudes of ethical socialism are deeply rooted in British culture, and that in its depth and breadth, as well as in its moral appeal, ethical socialism addresses modern social problems with undiminished authority.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - the tradition of ethical socialism
- a practical utopia - Thomas More (1478-1535)
- the free-born Englishman and the Commonweal - William Cobbett (1763-1835)
- liberty, equality and the common good - L.T.Hobhouse (1864-1929)
- the last socialist in Europe - George Orwell (1903-1950)
- the theory of citizenship - T.H. Marshall (1893-1981)
- socialism as fellowship - R.H.Tawney (1880-1962)
- ethical socialist movements
- Tawney's social theory
- character and society
- the case for a socialist Britain
- ground gained
- and ground lost.
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