Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 74 Cardozo, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nathan) 1870 1938 Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan The Altruist in Politics Produced by Tom Weiss, and David Widger "The Altruist in Politics" by Benjamin N. Cardozo is a philosophical discourse presented as a commencement address at Columbia College in the late 19th century. This piece serves as a critique of altruistic doctrines in politics, particularly the principles of communism and socialism, as Cardozo explores how these ideologies impact human behavior and societal structures. The work reflects the intellectual climate of the time, grappling with themes of individualism versus collectivism and the psychological and practical implications of altruism in governance. In "The Altruist in Politics," Cardozo systematically argues against the principles of communism, positing that its ideals are impractical and potentially harmful. He asserts that altruism, when applied as a governing principle, undermines individual effort and creativity, ultimately eroding the very qualities that drive human progress. Through historical examples, he highlights the failures of past attempts at communal living while critiquing the notion that collective well-being can be achieved at the expense of individual rights and ambitions. Cardozo warns that a society governed by altruistic principles would evolve into a mechanistic state, sacrificing personal freedom for material equality and powerful governance, resulting in a stifling of the human spirit and a regression of societal development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Law Judicial process K Text Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Politics 38563 38572 2024-09-01T09:22:25.370204 2023-10-01T08:35:59.551434 text/html text/html 33876 2013-01-31T12:16:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii 12564 2013-01-31T12:16:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 65229 2024-09-01T09:22:28.519119 application/epub+zip 64232 2024-09-01T09:22:26.645123 application/epub+zip 64232 2024-09-01T09:22:25.841128 application/epub+zip 141650 2024-09-01T09:22:29.954111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135545 2024-09-01T09:22:27.961136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135702 2022-09-01T10:33:33.145787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31576 31554 2024-09-01T09:22:25.162154 2023-10-01T08:35:59.381421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31365 2008-08-24T07:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11820 2008-09-04T11:38:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18171 2024-09-01T09:22:30.089131 application/rdf+xml 12742 2024-09-01T09:22:26.192153 image/jpeg 3530 2024-09-01T09:22:26.016126 image/jpeg 64991 2024-09-01T09:22:25.375147 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