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Eduard Bernstein | |
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| Born | 6 January 1850 Schöneberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 18 December 1932 (aged 82) Berlin, Prussia, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political orientation | Reformism Social democracy |
| Political party | SPD |
Eduard Bernstein (6 January 1850 – 18 December 1932) was a German social democrat and political theorist. Bernstein was a major influence on the development of reformism, particularly in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). His theories led to the degeneration of the SPD into opportunism and played a key role in the evolution of the counterrevolutionary currents of social democracy and democratic socialism.
He believed that capitalism could naturally regulate itself to prevent crises[1] and that socialism could be achieved without a revolution through gradual reforms.[2] He also rejected the labour theory of value and took a moralist instead of scientific stance on the exploitation of surplus-value.[3]
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- ↑ Rosa Luxemburg (1900). Reform or Revolution: 'The Adaptation of Capital'. [MIA]
- ↑ Rosa Luxemburg (1900). Reform or Revolution: 'The Realisation of Socialism through Social Reforms'. [MIA]
- ↑ Political Economy: 'Economic Doctrines of the Capitalist Epoch; The Economic Theories of the Opportunists of the Second International and the Right-wing Socialists of Today' (1954). [MIA]