Can Socialism Cope with the Crisis of Values?

Can Socialism Cope with the Crisis of Values?

Turning inward, many social critics have recently focused on the qualities of experience offered by the democratic, relatively affluent society they know. This experiential critique (as I shall call it) has multiple targets but two main themes emerge from the discussion: the loss of subjective well-being, and the loss of purpose, value, commitment—in an ambiguous but important word, the loss of meaning informing life’s experiences. These are subjective, psychological themes, contrasti...