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Proposed Roads To Freedom Paperback – December 2, 2016

by Dr Bertrand Russell (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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Completed in April 1918, "in the last days before a period of imprisonment," 'The Proposed Roads to Freedom' contains Bertrand Russell's astute political commentary on anarchism, socialism, and syndicalism. Russell begins with a historical overview of socialism and anarchism, the teachings and organizations of Marx and Bakunin, and the syndicalist revolt against socialism. He then turns to more pressing problems of the future, and how these movements could contribute to reconstruction after the war. Although he has criticism for each movement, Russell respected what they attempted to achieve. "What is new in Socialism and Anarchism is that close relations of the ideal to the present sufferings of men, which has enabled powerful political movements to grow out of the hopes of solitary thinkers. It is this that makes Socialism and Anarchism important, and it is this that makes them dangerous to those who batten, consciously or unconsciously, upon the evils of our present order of society."Each RADLEY CLASSIC is a meticulously restored, luxurious and faithful reproduction of a classic book; produced with elegant text layout, clarity of presentation, and stylistic features that make reading a true pleasure. Special attention is given to legible fonts and adequate letter sizing, correct line length for readability, generous margins and triple lead (lavish line separation); plus we do not allow any mistakes/changes/ additions to creep into the original author’s words.Visit RADLEY BOOKS at www.radleybooks.com to see more classic book titles in this series.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 2, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 154078679X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1540786791
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.48 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

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Praksplay
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential introduction to Socialism/Anarchism and a hopes for new better world
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019
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Not enough can be said about Russell's writings. In this analysis he turns to socialism and anarchism and the how they can modified and altered in their current forms for a modern world. Like all of his works its a difficult and challenging read but like all others there's immense hope at the end of that read.
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Potss
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017
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Exquisite read, should be mandatory reading in all schools. Still extremely relevant.
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Maxwell
2.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text, Terrible Publisher. Avoid CreateSpace
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2017
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Absolutely LOVE the substance of this text by Russell. However, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform produces probably the worst quality publications I have ever seen. Just terrible. Just note that this version of the book is just the public domain version printed with NO FORMATTING whatsoever. 5 stars for Russell's work. 0 stars for the publisher.

The weird thing is that CreateSpace publishes such great, overlooked material, but the quality is unbelievably sub par. Get your ish together CreateSpace. I dont recommend purchasing anything from this publisher unless you absolutely have to.
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Luc REYNAERT
5.0 out of 5 stars Russell's Utopia
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2009
Building on his own appreciation of the doctrines - and their de facto performances in the real world - of marxism, anarchism and syndicalism, Bertrand Russell distillates his own vision on the functioning of a free society.

Marxism
This socialist doctrine proclaims that all social evil will be eradicated if there is a communal ownership of land and capital ruled by a democratic State.

In the real world, this democratic State became a bureaucratic one, where the rulers `bear as little resemblance to the ('real') socialists as the dignitaries of the Church after the time of Constantine, bore to the Apostles'.
`Together with the natural love of power, (the rulers) will have a rooted conviction that they alone know what is good for the community. The only changes will be further regulations as to how the people are to enjoy the good things kindly granted by their benevolent despots.'

Anarchism
This socialist doctrine proclaims that all social evil will be eradicated if there is a communal ownership of land and capital without a State.

The big problem here is how to find a consensus among the governed and how to find continued political stability.

Syndicalism
This socialist doctrine holds that the State is the great enemy and that collectivist ownership would make the lot of the workers much worse now than it is under private ownership. A higher living standard can only be attained with the (menace of the) weapon of a general strike.

Russell's Utopia
For Bertrand Russell, `communal ownership of land and capital is a necessary step towards the removal of evil in the world.'
For him, `the world we must seek is a world in which the creative spirit is alive, in which life is an adventure full of joy and hope, based rather upon the impulse to construct than upon the desire to retain what we possess or to seize what is possessed by others. It must be a world in which affection has free play, in which love is purged of the instinct of domination, in which cruelty and envy have been dispelled by happiness.'

In the meantime, the world has been ravaged by a second world war and a long series of more local extremely bloody conflicts, while capitalism, individualism and bureaucratic tendencies got the upper hand on our planet. Communal ownership proved to be unworkable.

This book is a must read for all Russell fans.
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Crust_de
5.0 out of 5 stars Kein gutes Geburtstagsgeschenk
Reviewed in Germany on February 18, 2022
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Anjedaccht war it als Jeburburgstachsjeschenk zum Fuffzigsten. Ne kleene Spitze -is mir och direkt so zurückjejeben worden; also die Spitze.
Also nur die Spitze -deswejen nehm ick an dit det noch jelesen wird.
Naja, watt will man mehr, deswejen fünf unf nich vier Punkte, ick kenn dit halt nur kompliziert.
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Jason
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2020
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Bertie breaks down the rise of the modern left, elaborates on Marx and Engels great works and repackages it. It provides an intelligent alternative in Anarcho-syndicalism or Guild Socialism which guarantees a decent degree of both freedom and prosperity for the proletarian.
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