Justice-Based Socialism

Normative philosophy for socialists. By David Jarrett.

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Justice-Based Socialism is back...
New episode: 7 | Explaining Lockean Property Ethics [Lockean Property Ethics series, ep. 2]
Continues a podcast version of my book Lockean Property Ethics and Restitution.

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Ep 6, starts our Lockean property Ethics series.
The series critically assesses the Lockean defence of existing property concentrations. The series will be based on my book Lockean Property Ethics and Restitution (Routledge, 2023). https://t.co/oM9WS7BB4e

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Episode 5 discusses key terms that will be used in future episodes on this podcast. The main terms discussed are 'justice' and 'socialism' but other related terms are also discussed.

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New episode... 'About this podcast'...
A delayed general introduction to the podcast. It gives a little detail on what justice-based socialist theory is and how this differs from Marxism and 'quasi-Marxism'. It also discusses the aims of the podcast.

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Ep. 1 of Justice-Based Socialism argues that Marx's exploitation theory "impugns capitalism according to a theory of justice that nobody holds to. It thus fails to engage with how people really think and is irrelevant to most people’s perceptions of the requirements of justice."

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Marx didn't make explicit normative arguments for socialism. In fact, some Marxist theorists argue that explicit normative arguments in favour socialism aren't needed. Ep 1 of JBS starts to critically discuss this approach to socialist theory...

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"Landed Property always was originally acquired, either by conquest or encroachment on the common Property of Mankind. And... those public Robbers did never show any degree of conscience or moderation." Thomas Spence (1750-1814)

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Philosopher Ronald Dworkin argued that if we favour a society where the benefits and burdens of social production are balanced equally among people, we should favour a system of third way capitalist social democracy. But should we? Ep. 3 of Justice-Based Socialism discusses...

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Episode available here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/ew8LyQES03

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@sparki1969 Thanks for the follow, would be interested to talk to you and @rtbayarea some time.

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A big shame that Spence's natural rights-based communist thought is ignored by today's socialist theorists. His ideas inspired the early English working class movement and were implicated in a Barbados slave rebellion, and still have relevance today. https://t.co/1ZPuMDHLJQ

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"Landed Property always was originally acquired, either by conquest or encroachment on the common Property of Mankind. And... those public Robbers did never show any degree of conscience or moderation." Thomas Spence (1750-1814)

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Episode clip (note Patreon misheard me and misspelled some words):

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The theory of justice it is thought to impugn capitalism on is labelled the 'labour theory of property' by some Marxist theorists. Nobody holds to this theory of justice.
Episode available here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/MnKRs6eO60

[Justice-Based Socialism @justice_based]

Ep. 1 of Justice-Based Socialism argues that Marx's exploitation theory "impugns capitalism according to a theory of justice that nobody holds to. It thus fails to engage with how people really think and is irrelevant to most people’s perceptions of the requirements of justice."