Socialism - Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels audiobook.
Genre: philosophy
In Socialism - Utopian and Scientific, Friedrich Engels offers a brisk, combative guide to how modern socialism emerged, what it claims to explain, and why it insists it is more than a moral wish list. Writing for readers who may know the slogans but not the underlying arguments, Engels contrasts early, 'utopian' reformers who imagined ideal communities with a later 'scientific' approach grounded in a materialist account of history. He walks through the rise of industrial capitalism, the sharpening conflicts between social classes, and the way economic systems transform politics, culture, and everyday life. Along the way, Engels sketches the philosophical roots of his method, explains why social change is driven by contradictions within society itself, and argues that socialism is tied to the development of modern industry and the working-class movement rather than to pure good intentions. Part primer, part polemic, the book invites the listener to examine how ideas about progress, property, and power connect to the concrete realities of production and labor, and why Engels believed a new social order could be understood as a historical process rather than a dream.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:57:37) Chapter 01
(01:31:42) Chapter 02
(01:54:14) Chapter 03
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