Market Socialism: A Few Comments

Market Socialism: A Few Comments

Disagreements may arise because of differences in opinion and evaluation or because of differently known and understood facts and logic. I sympathize with the spirit of Thomas Weisskopf’s essay (Dissent 1992), but I want to make three specific comments about the second type of disagreement. As I have written extensively elsewhere on the issues raised, I shall confine myself to a brief explanation. Besides, this is not a place to engage in a technical analysis.

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