Der Sozialismus einst und jetzt / Streitfragen des Sozialismus in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart

The author offers a systematic examination of socialism’s ideas and contested doctrines, tracing its speculative and scientific roots, assessing natural-law and value theories, and analyzing the economic and social structure of advanced capitalism. He treats class formation, the dynamics of class struggle, unions, and legal reforms; evaluates theories of the state, democracy, and parliamentary participation; distinguishes reformist parliamentary socialism from revolutionary Bolshevism and criticizes the latter’s reliance on violence; and concludes by outlining pragmatic, incremental avenues for socialization through legislation, social policy, and institutional change.