John Ruskin as a Social Reformer, and his views on Political Economy

Ms. K. Jancy; Dr. V. Manimozhi

Vol-7,Issue-1,January - February 2022

Author: Ms. K. Jancy, Dr. V. Manimozhi

Keywords: astrology, discrimination, justice, Social reformer, Political economy.

Abstract: Ruskin born in 1819, he studied at seventeen and joined next year Christ College,Oxford, also good gentlemen. He was the foremost English art critic of the Victorian age. Ruskin convicts the science of political Economy as it makes no providing for social cares. Also it bases itself on the theory of utility, and which does not principal to this end and past its influence. It has striking and attractive piece like alchemy, astrology or witchcraft, but its reality is terrible and cold-hearted. The transmission of wealth in a public of nations can be associated to that of blood in the human body. The word discrimination consider as good or bad, depends on manner by which it is established and the purpose for used. Ruskin says from Dante’s “Divine Comedy” means “You judges of the earth”. What he mentioning that love and justice must be managerial values of political economy.

Article Info: Received: 02 Jun 2021; Received in revised form: 01 Feb 2022; Accepted: 10 Feb 2022; Available online: 28 Feb 2022

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.71.45