Without capitalism, can there be culture?

 

The development of those cultural attributes held in reverential awe require both time and expertise: time that can be spared from providing the barest essentials of existence, and the expertise of those ‘idle’ hands and brains to provide for the mind once the body’s welfare is assured.These combined requirements are met first by the division of labour, whereby activities that are requisite for survival are learned and their execution perfected, with increased production in one area allowing for the development of new skills in other areas.

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Source: http://www.iea.org.uk/blog/without-capitalism-can-there-be-culture

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