A doctrinal confusion within Objectivism, characterized by the failure to recognize that classical liberalism and socialism historically pursue the same underlying objective—the liberal project—namely the rational reorganization of society through universal principles, abstraction, and moral progress, differing primarily in method rather than ultimate aim.
Usage note:
Redivism is used critically to describe Objectivists who oppose socialism in form while unconsciously sharing its foundational assumptions about social order, rational planning, and historical direction.
Example:
“His critique of socialism collapses into Redivism: an Objectivist rejection of collectivism that nevertheless accepts the liberal project it emerges from.”
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