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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 [0xc0022aa450 0xc0001ff080 0xc0002309f0 0xc0003ba630 0xc0005eb860 0xc0000b37a0 0xc00153f7a0 0xc0018aec00 0xc001d6e5a0 0xc001de6810 0xc002276de0 0xc00018f0b0 0xc000263110 0xc002997800 0xc0029bd620 0xc0029d06f0 0xc002a13dd0 0xc002a542a0 0xc002a69320] 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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