The Book of Life Chapters 65-67 - Social Revolution, Confiscation or Compensation, Expropriating the Expropriators
In which the complexities of social revolution are examined through varied industrial conditions, worker organisation, and the attitudes of the propertied classes, emphasising the unpredictable nature...
5 Jul 33min
The Book of Life Chapters 62-64 - The Cost of Competition, Socialism and Syndicalism, Communism and Anarchism
In which the author meticulously examines the manifold inefficiencies and losses wrought by competitive capitalism—war, strikes, bankruptcy, insurance, advertising, crime, and environmental degradatio...
4 Jul 35min
The Book of Life Chapters 59-61 - Foreign Markets, Capitalist War, The Possibilities of Production
In which the relentless pursuit of foreign markets under capitalism is revealed as a torturous cycle of overproduction, economic rivalry, and tariff struggles that ensnare nations in financial distres...
4 Jul 29min
The Book of Life Chapters 56-58 - The Capitalist Process, Hard Times, The Iron Ring
In which the workings of capitalist industry are laid bare as a structure where a governing class owns the means of production, controlling the labour and its fruits in a manner that ties the worker’s...
3 Jul 24min
The Book of Life Chapters 53-55 - Industrial Evolution, The Class Struggle, The Capitalist System
In which the inexorable tide of industrial evolution is portrayed as a grand and natural process, whereby the consolidation of business power mirrors the ancient political monarchies and begets a clas...
3 Jul 39min
The Book of Life Chapters 48-49 - The Ego and the World, Competition and Co-operation
In which the intricate awakening of human consciousness is gently unravelled, showing the infant’s magical and sometimes painful navigation of a world both wondrous and unyielding, and revealing how t...
2 Jul 33min
The Book of Life Chapters 50-52 - Aristocracy & Democracy, Ruling Classes, The Process of Social Evolution
In which the enduring tension between democratic ideals and aristocratic realities is thoughtfully examined, revealing how power, far from being born of divine right, is upheld through material force ...
2 Jul 31min
The Book of Life Chapters 46-47 - The Problem of Divorce, The Restriction of Divorce
In which the evolving nature of human character and conviction is explored as a cause of marital incompatibility, leading to a defence of divorce as a necessary safeguard for love and personal growth ...
1 Jul 20min
