<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is a reflection on the legitimacy of commonly accepted opposition of the notions of “capitalism” and “socialism”. The leading thesis is that although they can be considered as antinomies, their real referents should not be treated analogously. Capitalism, as understood by its very name, emerged in the second half of the 19th century and evolved constantly from this moment, often changing its main features. Socialism, in contrast, was created as a notion opposing the capitalistic reality of the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Yet it never really existed in this form. The actual economic system, referred to as “socialism”, was in fact a hybrid of capitalism and neo-feudal bureaucracy.</p></abstract>

This paper is a reflection on the legitimacy of commonly accepted opposition of the notions of “capitalism” and “socialism”. The leading thesis is that although they can be considered as antinomies, their real referents should not be treated analogously. Capitalism, as understood by its very name, emerged in the second half of the 19th century and evolved constantly from this moment, often changing its main features. Socialism, in contrast, was created as a notion opposing the capitalistic reality of the 19th century. Yet it never really existed in this form. The actual economic system, referred to as “socialism”, was in fact a hybrid of capitalism and neo-feudal bureaucracy.

Capitalism vs. Socialism: Antinomy of Nations or Antinomy of Systems?

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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This paper is a reflection on the legitimacy of commonly accepted opposition of the notions of “capitalism” and “socialism”. The leading thesis is that...

Capitalism vs. Socialism: Antinomy of Nations or Antinomy of Systems?

Published Online: Jan 10, 2020

Page range: 159 - 175

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2019-0035

Keywords
social order, economic system, property, centralisation, expansion tendencies

© 2019 Maciej Miszewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Capitalism vs. Socialism: Antinomy of Nations or Antinomy of Systems?

Published Online: Jan 10, 2020

Page range: 159 - 175

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2019-0035

Keywordssocial order, economic system, property, centralisation, expansion tendencies

© 2019 Maciej Miszewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
social order, economic system, property, centralisation, expansion tendencies