socialism
Let an agent describe socialism neutrally, distinguish its many strands and the systems that claimed the name, and present arguments for and against fairly.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Ideas Core principles.
Principles
Ownership and equality.
Principles
Core principles.
- What are the core principles of this strand? definition
- Which thinkers are central? provenance
Strands
Varieties.
Strands
Strand identification.
- Which strand is meant? definition
- How does it differ from others? boundary
History Movements and systems.
Movements
Parties and movements.
Movements
Historical movements.
- Which movements and parties advanced it? provenance
- When and where? provenance
Systems
States that claimed it.
Systems
State systems.
- Which states described themselves as socialist, and how do historians assess them? provenance
- What were the outcomes, according to evidence? measurement
Debate Arguments for and against.
Arguments
Pro and con.
Arguments
Main arguments.
- What are the main arguments for and against? provenance
- Which claims are empirical and which normative? boundary
Evidence
Empirical findings.
Evidence
Empirical evidence.
- What does empirical research show about specific policies? provenance
- Where is evidence contested? boundary
Handling Neutral language.
Neutrality
Balanced wording.
Neutrality
Balanced description.
- Is the description balanced and attributed? boundary
- Are labels used as the actors used them, with scholarly context? action
Labels
Misuse of labels.
Labels
Label accuracy.
- Is the label accurate for this movement? boundary
- What do scholars say? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- socialist sef-management, national socialism, socialism of the 21st century, paternalistic conservatism, Millennial socialism, populist socialism, Left-wing socialism, cybernetic socialism, Popular socialism, eurosocialism, Socialism in Israel, Yellow socialism
What it is Filled
A family of political and economic ideologies and movements advocating social ownership or democratic control of the means of production and a more equal distribution of wealth, ranging from democratic socialism to Marxist-Leninist systems.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe socialism neutrally, distinguish its many strands and the systems that claimed the name, and present arguments for and against fairly.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Focus on social ownership or control and equality
- Many strands, often in conflict
- Distinct from social democracy in some definitions
- National socialism, though named, is generally classified as a far-right ideology, not a strand of socialism
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present a partisan view of socialism as neutral fact.
- Label a person as socialist without evidence.
- Produce propaganda for or against socialism disguised as information.
- Deny or glorify political repression carried out in its name.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing content about socialism for use in an election campaign.
May
- Explain socialist theories, movements and history with sources, noting different currents.
- Present arguments for and against socialist policies fairly.
Moral aspects Filled
- Political labels can expose people to persecution.
- History under socialist governments includes both social gains and repression.
Who is affected
- Voters and citizens
- People labelled for their politics
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns an ideology; it is held by its movements and adherents.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q389647 - registry parent class
related
- ideology - political thought
- capitalism - anti-capitalism
- social movement and party - actors
- social science - discipline
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.socialism
- Wikidata: Q7272 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7272)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Party names and programmes
- Strands such as democratic socialism or market socialism
- Labels used by movements are not always accurate descriptions
- Parties, manifestos, movements, symbols and state systems; no single form.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- study its history and theories
- compare strands and systems
- debate its merits
- identify parties and movements using the label
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan description
- Conflating distinct strands
- Accepting labels at face value
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Freedom of association and expression
Context of use required Filled
- Socialism shapes parties, policies, states and debates about economy and equality.
- democratic socialism
- Marxism and communism
- libertarian socialism
- market socialism
- socialism of the 21st century and other regional forms
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7272: socialism - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Socialism - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should strands be separate entries?
- How should self-described and scholarly classifications be reconciled?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as national socialism and paternalistic conservatism; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7272/spec.json