Proposed Roads to Freedom

· Anthony Pica Productions, LLC · Narrated by Todd Richards
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What would a truly free society look like—and how might we build it?

In Proposed Roads to Freedom, Bertrand Russell examines socialism, anarchism, and syndicalism, exploring their competing answers to the problems of inequality, exploitation, and concentrated power.

Beginning with the ideas of Karl Marx, Mikhail Bakunin, and the organized labor movement, Russell considers how different political systems might shape everyday life. His inquiry reaches into work and wages, government and law, international conflict, and the freedom to pursue science and art.

Throughout, Russell weighs the promise of economic security against the dangers of excessive authority. He develops his case for guild socialism while asking how collective cooperation can preserve individual independence.

For listeners interested in political philosophy, economic history, and social reform, this classic offers a searching examination of the relationship between justice and liberty—and the possibilities for a more humane society.
What would a truly free society look like—and how might we build it? In Proposed Roads to Freedom, Bertrand Russell examines socialism, anarchism, and syndicalism, exploring their competing answers to the problems of inequality, exploitation, and concentrated power. Beginning with the ideas of ...

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