scientific socialism
- noun
- /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/
- Jargon
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socialismo científico
- The principles of scientific socialism argue that economic conditions shape societal development.
Examples
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The primitiveness of his doctrines is only mirrored favorably by contrast to intellectualized "scientific" socialism's international appeal.
Academic text (1996) -
After reporting the Communists' persecution of a thriving Protestant church in Beijing, the attempt to silence its outspoken minister, and the government's assumption of what the Journal calls "a mission shepherding religion to extinction in the name of scientific socialism," the editorial concludes:
Academic text (1995) -
And in the time of industrial capitalism, Karl Marx gave new form to the old hopes of humanity in scientific socialism.
Academic text (1992) -
Murray is wrong in believing that he is refuting Marxist scientific socialism.
Academic text (1991) -
"The Cuban people are totally disappointed and disillusioned with Castro's scientific socialism.
Academic text (1996) -
Socialism with Chinese characteristics both upholds the basic principles of scientific socialism and has distinctive Chinese features that reflect contemporary conditions.
Blog text (13) -
The citizens of that country, controlled by the glorious visions of the makers of scientific socialism and generals in command of the Warsaw Pact, spend their leisure time in queues of various kinds.
Academic text (1996) -
It is also a rejection of communism and "scientific socialism"—a twentieth-century secular religion of global scope.
Academic text (1990) -
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels developed the concept of scientific socialism to explain how class struggle influences social progress.
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In his writings, Marx outlined the tenets of scientific socialism, emphasizing its historical and empirical foundations.
Synonyms
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A political and economic theory that says class struggle shapes society and calls for a classless society
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a B1 learner who knows 'scientific' (based on science) and 'socialism' (collective ownership) can infer it means a form of socialism grounded in scientific/theoretical principles. Although the term carries specialized Marxist connotations and details that require background knowledge, the basic sense is compositionally predictable.
Etymology
Scientific socialism comes from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. They used scientific to mean careful study of history and the economy and socialism to mean a system where people share resources, so the phrase means 'a form of socialism based on study and theory' rather than 'a simple wish'.