Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000 : Jatkoa ja vastaus Edward Bellamyn romaaniin "Vuonna 2000"

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michaelis, Richard, 1839-1909

Standardized Title:

Looking Further Forward. Finnish

Language:

Finnish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Kommunistinen yhteiskunta vuonna 2000" by Richard Michaelis is a critical response to Edward Bellamy's utopian novel, written in the late 19th century. The text explores themes of societal organization and critiques the notion of communism as proposed by Bellamy, arguing for the importance of individualism and competition over collective ownership. The author expresses concern about the feasibility of a perfect conforming society devoid of personal ambition and freedom. The opening of the work presents Michaelis's authorial preface, where he reflects on the societal structures of Bellamy's vision. The preface introduces Julian West, a character from Bellamy's original work, who has awakened 113 years into a radically transformed world, and sets the stage for a series of discussions highlighting the differences between his past and the proposed future. Through this introduction, Michaelis lays the groundwork for his argument by contrasting a newfound order based on supposed equality with the complexities of human nature and individual aspiration. The opening thus serves as both a personal and analytical critique of a society he believes is unrealistic and fundamentally flawed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Matti Järvinen and Tuija Lindholm

Notes:

Reading ease score: 28.9 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.

Release date is 2006-03-04