scientific socialism
Socialism that starts from the analysis of capitalism, revealing its inner workings…Socialism that starts from the analysis of capitalism, revealing its inner workings and contradictions, in order to develop a plan to move from capitalism to socialism.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)Socialism that starts from the analysis of capitalism, revealing its inner workings and contradictions, in order to develop a plan to move from capitalism to socialism.
нау́чный социали́змnaúčnyj socialízm
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Society governed by science.
- socialism associated chiefly with Marxians and based principally upon a belief that historical forces (as economic determinism and the class struggle) determine usually by violent means the achievement of socialist goals.
Origin
Calque of French socialisme scientifique.Calque of French socialisme scientifique.
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Forms
plural: scientific socialisms| Singular | scientific socialism |
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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