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On Spontaneity and Organisation
Bookchin, Murray
Publisher: Solidarity (London), London, United KingdomYear First Published: {11830 On Spontaneity and Organisation ON SPONTANEITY AND ORGANISATION Bookchin, Murray Solidarity (London) London United Kingdom On the relationship of spontaneity and revolution. 1971 1975 15pp BL0964-MurrayBookchin.jpg PMP Pamphlet Bookchin argues that socialism, far from being at the very vanguard of society, has in fact become almost quaintly outdated - its desires for emancipation have been outstripped by societies themselves. Feminism and environmentalism have long been given short shrift by socialists, and their proclivity for hierarchical organization is rapidly alienating the party from even its bedrock of factory workers. A "new Enlightenment" has encompassed Western society, allowing for new dynamic self-emancipation and emotional engagement with the world. Hence, the most threatening concept is now sponaneity - the "behaviour, feeling and thought that is free of external constraint, of imposed restriction." The role of revolutionaries, therefore, can only begin "when the individual undertakes to to remake himself or herself." CX5611 1 false true false CX5611.htm [0xc000f459e0 0xc000aec5a0 0xc001b30540 0xc001bbcc00 0xc001dd4e10 0xc0024010b0 0xc000757f20] Cx} Year Published: 1975 Pages: 15pp Resource Type: Pamphlet Cx Number: CX5611 On the relationship of spontaneity and revolution. Abstract: Bookchin argues that socialism, far from being at the very vanguard of society, has in fact become almost quaintly outdated - its desires for emancipation have been outstripped by societies themselves. Feminism and environmentalism have long been given short shrift by socialists, and their proclivity for hierarchical organization is rapidly alienating the party from even its bedrock of factory workers. A "new Enlightenment" has encompassed Western society, allowing for new dynamic self-emancipation and emotional engagement with the world. Hence, the most threatening concept is now sponaneity - the "behaviour, feeling and thought that is free of external constraint, of imposed restriction." The role of revolutionaries, therefore, can only begin "when the individual undertakes to to remake himself or herself." Subject Headings |