Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 72 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Boutens, P. C. 1870 1943 Hoghe, Andries de De Hoghe, Andries Boutens, Petrus Cornelis Boutens, Pieter Cornelis Individualisme en socialisme Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Frank van Drogen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Individualisme en socialisme" by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical essay likely written during the late 19th century, which discusses the interplay between individuality and social structures. Wilde explores the potential of socialism not merely as an economic model but as a means to enhance individual expression and development within society, challenging the notion that socialism inherently limits personal freedom. The opening of the text introduces Wilde's argument that true individualism can only flourish in a society that eliminates oppressive structures of ownership and necessity that dictate how people live. He critiques the current state of material wealth and poverty, emphasizing that genuine progress comes from creating conditions that allow for self-expression and personal growth. Highlighting historical figures and artists, Wilde asserts that social reforms should empower individuals rather than impose conformity, suggesting that socialism can actually liberate the individual from socioeconomic chains, thus enabling a more profound personal fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Socialism HX Text Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 123620 123406 2024-10-05T11:06:51.365339 2023-10-05T10:30:30.593217 text/html text/html 122017 2020-12-26T02:56:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 44846 2020-12-26T02:56:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127628 2024-10-05T11:06:57.676315 application/epub+zip 127642 2024-10-05T11:06:54.985312 application/epub+zip 104751 2024-10-05T11:06:53.704313 application/epub+zip 295952 2024-10-05T11:06:59.632294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287561 2024-10-05T11:06:56.866312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247021 2022-09-06T04:48:09.572286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117083 117006 2024-10-05T11:06:50.798358 2023-10-05T10:30:30.369212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 118412 2020-12-26T02:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43538 2020-12-26T02:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 118403 2020-12-26T02:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43417 2020-12-26T02:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22444 2024-10-05T11:06:59.761281 application/rdf+xml 18045 2024-10-05T11:06:54.249350 image/jpeg 4105 2024-10-05T11:06:53.974418 image/jpeg 131442 2024-10-05T11:06:51.382329 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia