Education
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Dayton, a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from University of Virginia, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy from Ohio State University.
( Capitalism is hegemonic today not because it is the bes...)
Capitalism is hegemonic today not because it is the best we fallible humans can do but because it supports, and is supported by, special interests of immense power. This book argues that Economic Democracy, a competitive economy of democratically run enterprises that replaces capitalist financial markets with more suitable institutions, will be more efficient than capitalism, more rational in its growth, more democratic, more egalitarian, and less alienating.Against Capitalism is an ambitious book, drawing on philosophical analysis, economic theory, and considerable empirical evidence to advance its controversial thesis. It examines both conservative and liberal forms of capitalism; it compares Economic Democracy to other models of socialism; and it considers the transition to Economic Democracy from advanced capitalist societies, from economies built on the Soviet model, and from conditions of underdevelopment. The book concludes with some unconventional reflections on historical materialism, ideal communism, and the future of Marxism.
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( Since first published in 2002, After Capitalism has...)
Since first published in 2002, After Capitalism has offered students and political activists alike a coherent vision of a viable and desirable alternative to capitalism. David Schweickart calls this system Economic Democracy, a successor-system to capitalism which preserves the efficiency strengths of a market economy while extending democracy to the workplace and to the structures of investment finance. In the second edition, Schweickart recognizes that increased globalization of companies has created greater than ever interdependent economies and the debate about the desirability of entrepreneurship is escalating. The new edition includes a new preface, completely updated data, reorganized chapters, and new sections on the economic instability of capitalism, the current economic crisis, and China. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical research, Schweickart shows how and why this model is efficient, dynamic, and applicable in the world today.
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mathematician philosopher university professor
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Dayton, a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from University of Virginia, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy from Ohio State University.
He currently is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. He has taught at Loyola since 1975. He was a visiting professor of mathematics at the University of Kentucky from 1969 to 1970, and a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of New Hampshire from 1986 to 1987.
He has also lectured in Spain, Cuba, El Salvador, Italy, and the Czechoslovakian Republic, as well as throughout the United States.
He is an editor and contributing writer to SolidarityEconomy.net, an online journal dedicated to economic democracy. In his own words "Economic Democracy is a market economy." lieutenant embodies several key ideas:
Workplace self-management, including election of supervisors
Management of capital investment by a form of public banking
A market for goods, raw materials, instruments of production, et cetera
Protectionism to enforce trade equality between nations
The firms and factories are owned by society and managed by the workers. These enterprises, so managed, compete in markets to sell their goods.
Profit is shared by the workers.
Each enterprise is taxed for the capital they employ, and that tax is distributed to public banks, who fund expansion of existing and new industry.
( Since first published in 2002, After Capitalism has...)
( Capitalism is hegemonic today not because it is the bes...)
In After Capitalism and other works, Schweickart has developed the model of market socialism he refers to as "economic democracy".
In 1999, Schweickart was named Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago.