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The Meaning of Socialism
Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis)
Publisher: Solidarity (London), London, United KingdomYear First Published: {11825 The Meaning of Socialism MEANING OF SOCIALISM Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis) Solidarity (London) London, United Kingdom Paul Cardan's 1961 discussion of modern conceptions of socialism, and the future of socialist movements. 1961 1969 26pp BC11825w-MeaningOfSocialism.jpg PMP Pamphlet - <br> <br>Extract: <br>Modern socialists have been unduly sycophantic to its Marxist origins - "Carefully selected quotations from Marx [...] are frequently resorted to in order to avoid fundamental discussions about Socialism." The focus, in fact, should be on the very remarkable present: if any "year zero" is to be set, it should be 1917. With the Russian Revolutions of that year, whole new dialectics of control and resistance were created, requiring new solutions. With the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, "whether Socialism was simply 'nationalism plus planning' or whether it was 'workers councils plus workers management of production' was shown to be no academic question." Capitalism itself has undergone momentous changes, that need to be addressed before they can be critiqued. For socialist revolution to be achieved, all strata of hierarchical management within production need to be eliminated. CX5607 1 false true false CX5607.htm [0xc0023112f0 0xc0002a1140 0xc0002c0a80 0xc000325080 0xc00074d5f0 0xc0003da5a0 0xc00156e540 0xc0017e7620 0xc001d22d20 0xc001d9af60 0xc002190960 0xc0001eaff0 0xc0002fb020 0xc00290b3e0 0xc0029331a0 0xc002946270 0xc002976780 0xc0029a4c30 0xc0029bbc80] Cx} Year Published: 1969 Pages: 26pp Resource Type: Pamphlet Cx Number: CX5607 Paul Cardan's 1961 discussion of modern conceptions of socialism, and the future of socialist movements. Abstract: - Extract: Modern socialists have been unduly sycophantic to its Marxist origins - "Carefully selected quotations from Marx [...] are frequently resorted to in order to avoid fundamental discussions about Socialism." The focus, in fact, should be on the very remarkable present: if any "year zero" is to be set, it should be 1917. With the Russian Revolutions of that year, whole new dialectics of control and resistance were created, requiring new solutions. With the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, "whether Socialism was simply 'nationalism plus planning' or whether it was 'workers councils plus workers management of production' was shown to be no academic question." Capitalism itself has undergone momentous changes, that need to be addressed before they can be critiqued. For socialist revolution to be achieved, all strata of hierarchical management within production need to be eliminated. Subject Headings
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