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- Publisher
- David Wesley & Co
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1871 American Psychological Association
- Pages
- 56 –69
- DOI
- 10.1037/12253-008
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
This chapter applies positivist views of polity and sociological explanations to the issue of capital and labor in society. Capitalism and the evils connected with joint stock corporations are addressed. It is argued that positivism regards the concentration of wealth in few hands as not only an inevitable but a wholesome tendency. It deems that wealth is yet far too widely dispersed. It regards with disfavor all revolutionary schemes. It does not believe that wealth should be taken from the rich man, but on the contrary, that more wealth should, be given to them. The question is addressed of how one can expect the rich to react to positivist teachings. The issues of labor strikes and the Land Reform movement are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: Nov 8, 2010
Keywords: positivist teachings; joint stock corporations; Land Reform movement; polity; sociology; capitalism; wealth