{"product_id":"the-idea-of-socialism-towards-a-renewal","title":"The Idea of Socialism Towards a Renewal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea of socialism has given normative grounding and orientation to \u003cbr\u003e\nthe outrage over capitalism for more than 150 years, and yet today it \u003cbr\u003e\nseems to have lost much of its appeal. Despite growing discontent, many \u003cbr\u003e\nwould hesitate to invoke socialism when it comes to envisioning life \u003cbr\u003e\nbeyond capitalism. How can we explain the rapid decline of this once \u003cbr\u003e\npowerful idea? And what must we do to renew it for the twenty-first \u003cbr\u003e\ncentury?  In this lucid, political-philosophical essay, Axel \u003cbr\u003e\nHonneth argues that the idea of socialism has lost its luster because \u003cbr\u003e\nits theoretical assumptions stem froThe idea of socialism has given normative grounding and orientation to \u003cbr\u003e\nthe outrage over capitalism for more than 150 years, and yet today it \u003cbr\u003e\nseems to have lost much of its appeal. Despite growing discontent, many \u003cbr\u003e\nwould hesitate to invoke socialism when it comes to envisioning life \u003cbr\u003e\nbeyond capitalism. How can we explain the rapid decline of this once \u003cbr\u003e\npowerful idea? And what must we do to renew it for the twenty-first \u003cbr\u003e\ncentury?  In this lucid, political-philosophical essay, Axel \u003cbr\u003e\nHonneth argues that the idea of socialism has lost its luster because \u003cbr\u003e\nits theoretical assumptions stem from the industrial era and are no \u003cbr\u003e\nlonger convincing in our contemporary post-industrial societies. Only if\u003cbr\u003e\n we manage to replace these assumptions with a concept of history and \u003cbr\u003e\nsociety that corresponds to our current experiences will we be able to \u003cbr\u003e\nrestore confidence in a project whose fundamental idea remains as \u003cbr\u003e\nrelevant today as it was a century ago ? the idea of an economy that \u003cbr\u003e\nrealizes freedom in solidarity.  The Idea of Socialism was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book of 2015. m the industrial era and are no \u003cbr\u003e\nlonger convincing in our contemporary post-industrial societies. Only if\u003cbr\u003e\n we manage to replace these assumptions with a concept of history and \u003cbr\u003e\nsociety that corresponds to our current experiences will we be able to \u003cbr\u003e\nrestore confidence in a project whose fundamental idea remains as \u003cbr\u003e\nrelevant today as it was a century ago ? the idea of an economy that \u003cbr\u003e\nrealizes freedom in solidarity.  The Idea of Socialism was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book of 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axel honneth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215467868220,"sku":"9781509512126","price":7496.25,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/the-idea-of-socialism-towards-a-renewal-9781509512126.jpg?v=1776757143","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-idea-of-socialism-towards-a-renewal","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}