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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 [0xc0022a1a70 0xc000202450 0xc000217da0 0xc00029f5f0 0xc00076c750 0xc0005531a0 0xc001f800c0 0xc002141680 0xc0023ce330 0xc0024405a0 0xc000490870 0xc000cb2030 0xc000e1e090 0xc002badaa0 0xc002ab5890 0xc002ab8960 0xc002af0090 0xc0000ee540 0xc0001735c0] 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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