Taking Socialism Seriously

Taking Socialism Seriously raises essential questions about what socialism is and how socialists can reach it by addressing a long list of potential quandaries. The contributions compiled by Anatole Anton and Richard Schmitt describe how socialism differs from a reformed and more humane form of capitalism. Various chapters discuss suitable forms of love and family in a socialist society and economic arrangements within a socialist system. They also break important new paths by calling for significant social change, examining detailed questions that have previously been neglected and setting a new direction for radical theorists. Critics are often convinced that there is no alternative and therefore are content to reform capitalism. This book affirms that another world is possible.

Anatole Anton is professor emeritus of philosophy at San Francisco State University. Richard Schmitt teaches philosophy at Worcester State University.

Introduction by Anatole Anton and Richard Schmitt
Twenty-five Questions about Socialism
by Richard Schmitt
In Defense of Marxism
by Milton Fisk,
But What Is Your Alternative? Reflections on Having a 'Plan'
by David Schweickart,
Romantic Couple Love, the Affective Economy, and a Socialist-Feminist Vision
by Ann Ferguson
Human Nature and Socialism: Taking Human Nature Seriously
by Karsten Struhl
Socialism, Post-Capitalism and the Division of Labor
by Anatole Anton
Socialist Solidarity
by Richard Schmitt
Is Socialism Relevant in the "Networked Information Age"? A Critical
Assessment of The Wealth of Networks
by Tony Smith
Beyond Capitalism and Socialism
by Richard Schmitt
Social Movements and Struggles for Socialism
by John L. Hammond