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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 [0xc001f2a480 0xc00024cae0 0xc000270450 0xc000241a70 0xc0006c1860 0xc0001f1890 0xc00109d8f0 0xc0011c6d50 0xc0016ac750 0xc00171c9c0 0xc001defbf0 0xc002643260 0xc0026932c0 0xc002505aa0 0xc0025cb8c0 0xc002810990 0xc0028620c0 0xc00288e570 0xc0028a35f0] 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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