Abstract
This presentation will outline three socialist criticisms of liberalism. It will explain why the first lost force, resulting in many socialists to adopt the second more fruitful line of critique. It will then argue that there is a third line of criticism that is worthy of further attention.
Jan Kandiyali
Jan Kandiyali is Associate Professor in Political Theory at Durham University. His book, Flourishing Together: Karl Marx's Vision of the Good Society (OUP), will be published in May 2026.