Publisher's Synopsis
The soul of man under socialism is an essay by Oscar Wilde published in 1891. He exposes his particular creed about individualism, revealing the ideals of social renewal in a new way. The social problems that cause the sociopolitical order, capitalism and the State must be solved. He argues against charity and altruism: the poor who are free despise the crumbs that fall from the rich's table, says Wilde. It also advocates technological development that allows human beings to work less time and to cultivate personality. A frequent example of Wilde is the aesthetic attitude and individual freedom in the artist, which in order to do so should leave social conformism and submission to authority. In an individualistic society, under the parameters of what Wilde calls socialism - a particular use and meaning of the terms used by Wilde to describe his own vision of what would be a libertarian socialism and a philosophical anarchism - people will have the possibility of realize their talents; "Socialism by itself," Wilde writes, "will have value simply because it will lead to individualism."
