Socialism (Early Theories)

Development of political and economic theories advocating for social ownership and democratic control of the means of production, arising in response to industrial capitalism.

Core metadata

ID: socialism_early_theories
Era: Industrial
First known date: 1760 (decade)
Region: Europe, North America, and industrializing regions
Review status: structurally_validated
Maturity: N/A

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Dependents

Fields

None.

Node sources

Presocratic Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2012, textbook) • Supports: edge

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 5
Average edge confidence: 68%
Prerequisite sources: 3
expert_inference: 5

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Philosophy (philosophy)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Philosophy provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Presocratic Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2012, textbook) • Supports: edge
Factory System (factory_system)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Factory System provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Derwent Valley Mills (UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: edge
Printing Press (printing_press)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Printing Press provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	Gutenberg Bible (Library of Congress, 2021, official_agency) • Supports: edge
Democracy & Republicanism (democracy_republicanism)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Democracy & Republicanism provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No sources recorded.
Humanism (humanism)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Humanism provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No sources recorded.

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