ABSTRACT
Socialism is related to Science in various ways. Probably the least interesting relation today is that from which Marxism lays claim to the name of ‘scientific socialism’, and according to which by an inner necessity, and without men doing anything about it, capitalism develops into socialism. Socialists certainly do not act as if they believed that the transition from capitalism to socialism will be brought about by an ineluc-table law of social evolution. In a society whose wealth rests on prompt adaptation to constantly changing circumstances, the individual can be left free to choose the directions of his efforts only if rewards fluctuate with the value of the services he can contribute to the society’s common pool of resources.
