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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 [0xc001bde570 0xc000265230 0xc00028cba0 0xc0002f2810 0xc000835ce0 0xc000720750 0xc001ebd920 0xc00235af30 0xc0024d20f0 0xc002514420 0xc0004a57a0 0xc000cdf110 0xc000db72c0 0xc000245890 0xc0002c36b0 0xc000316780 0xc0003b7e90 0xc000472360 0xc0004ad3e0] 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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