Despite the fact that today only very few still regard the old socialist ideas with nationalization ofenterprises and central planning as a way to promote more efficient production, greater equality, or a more “just” distribution of income some of its conceptions nevertheless seem to have...

Examines the social aspects of the compatibility of public academic education with the principles of a free society. Discusses state education with regard to “equal treatment for all” and the question of who will benefit from such treatment.