1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163311403321

Autore

Wells H.G

Titolo

New Worlds For Old : “We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams.”

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Copyright Group, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

9781785435522

1785435523

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages)

Disciplina

335

Soggetti

Socialism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This is the annotated edition including the rare biographical essay by Edwin E. Slosson called "H. G. Wells - A Major Prophet Of His Time". This is the twentieth book from the fertile pen of a writer equally entertaining and ingenious in the short story, the romance, the novel and the sociological essay. He is an Englishman with a Gallic literary style, is well acquainted with America and though a champion of good-will, is a joyous and irresponsible critic of all things human.The underlying purpose of this book, perhaps more serious than that in any of the other nineteen he has written, is to present and defend the creed of socialism in a manner to convince and convert the public. The author begins with the assertion of his belief in the betterment of things and in the growth of good-will, yet he finds much misery and many evils calling for change. The fundamental idea of socialism is to introduce constructive design into social action. First, the blundering and unsuccessful rearing of children must be remedied by taking much of the task into the hands of the state; and secondly the mischievous exaggeration of private property must be reduced.. These reforms can be brought about by "the spirit of service" which is to replace the spirit of gain. Objections are then taken up in detail, the author arguing that



the best in home life need not be destroyed, that many kinds of private property would best be retained, and that efficiency and progress would not be arrested. That socialism is not a fixed program but a developing doctrine he seeks to show by a glance at the earlier utopian ideas, by a sarcastic and dissenting critique of the revolutionary socialism of Marx, and by a sketch of the older Fabian (which he calls administrative) socialism, and by arguments on constructive socialism, mainly emphasizing the need of education and spiritual change as a condition for the socialist state.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910367577603321

Autore

Liebmann Otto

Titolo

Immanuel Kant : Eine Gedächtnisrede gehalten am 100jährigen Todestage Kants, d. 12. Febr. 1904, vor versammelter Universität in der Collegienkirche zu Jena / / Otto Liebmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

De Gruyter, 1904

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2019]

Karl I. Trübner Verlag, , [1904]

©1904

ISBN

3-11-170788-1

Edizione

[Reprint 2019]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (18 p.)

Soggetti

Kant, Immanuel

PHILOSOPHY / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Anmerkung -- Hochansehnliche Versammlung!

Sommario/riassunto

To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published



since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries.