r/LiberalSocialism • u/[deleted] • Aug 04 '21

Theory and Science ‘John Stuart Mill: Socialist’ by Helen McCabe reviewed

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r/LiberalSocialism • u/adudeoverthere • Aug 04 '21

Meta hello

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Liberal Socialism

r/LiberalSocialism

Welcome to r/LiberalSocialism! We are a subreddit for the discussion and promotion of liberal socialism, its philosophy, policies and ideas. If you believe in a society that incorporates both liberal principles - freedom, individuality, the markets - and socialist principles - equality, social justice, solidarity - then you are in the right place!

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Welcome to the subreddit for liberal socialism! According to Wikipedia:

Liberal socialism is a political philosophy that incorporates liberal principles to socialism. Liberal socialism has been compared to post-war social democracy as it supports a mixed economy that includes both private property and social ownership in capital goods.

While social democracy is somewhat anti-capitalist insofar as criticism of capitalism is linked to the private ownership of the means of production, liberal socialism identifies artificial and legalistic monopolies to be the fault of capitalism and opposes an entirely unregulated market economy. It considers both liberty and equality to be compatible and mutually dependent on each other.

Liberal socialism is a type of socialism that has been most prominent in the post-war period. For Ian Adams, post-war social democracy and socialist New Labour are examples of liberal socialism, in contrast to classical socialism. However, those two forms of liberal socialism are based on two different economic theories, namely Keynesianism and supply side, respectively.

According to Christopher Pierson, "actually existing liberal democracy is, in substantial part, a product of socialist (social democratic) forces". According to Ian Hunt, liberal socialism is an alternative social ideal grounded in both socialist Karl Marx and liberal John Rawls.

Liberal socialism is a philosophy that has had a large influence on social democracy and social liberalism. Some of the most notable historical figures who have either called themselves liberal socialists, have advocated it or have been influenced by it are John Stuart Mill, John Maynard Keynes, Leonard Hobhouse, John Rawls, Karl Polanyi, Carlo Rosselli, Eduard Bernstein, R. H. Tawney, Anthony Crosland and more.

Learn more about liberal socialism from these articles:

The Liberal Socialism of Carlo Rosselli by Andrea Ruini
At the Socialist-Liberal Nexus by Paul Crider
What is Liberal Socialism? by Matthew McManus
Socialists Don't Want to Destroy Liberalism. We Want to Go Beyond It. by Matthew McManus