Question

passage 1 passage 2 this brief essay by author and college professor charles augustus eggert was published in california in 1913 as part of the collection why i am opposed to socialism: original papers by leading men and women. socialism was a popular and controversial theory at that time, four years before the russian revolution. no government had yet tried to put the theory of socialism into practice. why i am opposed to socialism by charles augustus eggert i am opposed to socialism, first, because it is not an inductively obtained system, but an “ism” that postulates qualities in the individuality of a nation which no nation, or community even, has yet developed to a sufficiently high state to make this “ism” fit to be seriously tried. in passage 1, which criticism does eggert apply to socialist reasoning? it treats people as motivated primarily by financial considerations. it assumes that all nations are alike and without distinctive cultures. it places more value on strong management than on cooperation. it is based on abstract ideas rather than history and experience.

Explanation:

The passage states that Eggert opposes socialism because it is not an inductively - obtained system but postulates qualities in a nation's individuality that no nation or community has yet developed to a high enough state. This implies that it is based on abstract ideas rather than history and experience.

Answer:

It is based on abstract ideas rather than history and experience.