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Single Idea 21518
[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
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Full Idea
Men combine in groups to attain more strength in the scramble for material goods, and loyalty to the group spreads a halo of quasi-idealism round the central impulse of greed.
Gist of Idea
Men unite in pursuit of material things, and idealise greed as part of group loyalty
Source
Bertrand Russell (Political Ideals [1917], 1)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'Political Ideals' [Spokesman 2007], p.16
A Reaction
See the 'greed is good' speech in the film 'Wall Street'. This sounds like a description of the USA, but Russell was very much in England at this stage.
The
38 ideas
with the same theme
[society driven by private production and profit]:
20720
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Time is money, ..credit is money, ..and money breeds more money
[Franklin]
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20680
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Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism
[Smith,A, by Harari]
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20525
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Free markets lead to boom and bust, pointless middlemen, and alienated workers
[Engels]
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21994
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The handmill gives feudalism, the steam mill capitalism
[Marx]
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23876
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The essence of capitalism is the subordination of people to things
[Marx, by Weil]
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20958
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Capitalism changes the world, by socialising the idea of a commodity
[Marx, by Bowie]
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20960
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Marx thought capitalism was partly liberating, and could make labour and ownership more humane
[Marx, by Bowie]
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20722
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Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth
[Weber]
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20724
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When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy
[Weber]
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20717
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Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed
[Weber]
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20718
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Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping
[Weber]
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21518
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Men unite in pursuit of material things, and idealise greed as part of group loyalty
[Russell]
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23861
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Marx showed that capitalist oppression, because of competition, is unstoppable
[Weil]
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23845
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The capitalists neglect the people and the nation, and even their own interests
[Weil]
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23897
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Once money is the main aim, society needs everyone to think wealth is possible
[Weil]
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21853
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We are currently extending capitalism to the whole of society
[Deleuze]
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22254
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Economic capitalist liberty naturally leads to democratic political liberty
[Novak]
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22853
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Anyone who thinks capitalism can improve their lives is endorsing capitalism
[Lukes]
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22252
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Capitalism may actually be the best way to foster community
[Conway,D]
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22253
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Capitalism is just the market, with optional limited government, and perhaps democracy
[Conway,D]
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22256
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Capitalism prefers representative democracy, which avoids community decision-making
[Conway,D]
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22255
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Capitalism breaks up extended families, and must then provide welfare for the lonely people
[Conway,D]
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22257
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Capitalism is anti-community, by only valuing individuals, and breaking up families
[Conway,D]
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22368
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It is hard to imagine the end of capitalism
[Fisher]
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20098
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Fans of economic freedom claim that capitalism is self-correcting
[Micklethwait/Wooldridge]
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20681
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The sacred command of capitalism is that profits must be used to increase production
[Harari]
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20683
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The progress of capitalism depends entirely on the new discoveries and gadgets of science
[Harari]
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20682
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The main rule of capitalism is that all other goods depend on economic growth
[Harari]
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20687
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In capitalism the rich invest, and the rest of us go shopping
[Harari]
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23533
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The economy has replaced medieval theocracy at the centre of our society
[Berardi]
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23140
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Environmental disasters result not from capitalism, but from a general drive for growth
[Gopnik]
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24070
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Economies have material, economic and capitalist layers
[Davies,W]
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24073
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Capitalists use their exceptional power to impose their own rules, and make the state their ally
[Davies,W]
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24074
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Capitalism must mainly rely either on the labour market, or on the financial markets
[Davies,W]
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24071
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Markets are transparent, with known prices and activity, and minimal profits
[Davies,W]
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24072
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Capitalism is the anti-market, with opacity, monopolies, powers, exceptional profits and wealth
[Davies,W]
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24156
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Capitalism is the best system for innovation, opportunity and better living standards
[Hutton]
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24155
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Capitalism has boom and bust, inequality of power and wealth, and a love of monopoly
[Hutton]
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