English Explanatory Dictionary

scientific socialism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Society governed by science.
  2. Socialism that starts from the analysis of capitalism, revealing its inner workings and contradictions, in order to develop a plan to move from capitalism to socialism.

Word forms

scientific socialism scientific socialisms

Etymology

Calque of French socialisme scientifique.

Synonyms

Marxism

Antonyms

prescientific socialism unscientific socialism utopian socialism

Derived words

scientific socialist

Translations

Finnish: tieteellinen sosialismi French: socialisme scientifique Greek: επιστημονικός σοσιαλισμός Indonesian: sosialisme ilmiah Polish: socjalizm naukowy Russian: нау́чный социали́зм Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa xã hội khoa học
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