From Georges Sorel: Essays in Socialism and Philosophy / Edition 1

by Georges Sorel

Overview

The prophet of social decadence, the theorist of violence and advocate of the general strike, the critic who stood Marx on his head, Georges Sorel was one of the foremost writers of this century to write extensively on the great importance of the moral aspects of social movements. His reconstruction of socialist ethics established him as one of the most remarkable critics of Marxist thought, and his writings in many aspects anticipated contemporary interpretations.

From Georges Sorel, the first of two volumes of Sorel's work, presents his major contributions to social thought—articles on Marxism, religion, syndicalism, social myths, the philosophy of history and science, as well as a large and newly translated segment of "Reflections on Violence." In his introduction, John Stanley disputes the frequently encountered view of Sorel as a reactionary or extreme rightist, and emphasizes Sorel's attempt to provide Western society with a morality based on labor, struggle, and family life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887386541
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	12/31/1987
Edition description:	Transaction pbk. ed
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John L. Stanley (1937-1998) was professor of political science at the University of California at Riverside. He is the author of The Sociology of Virtue: The Political and Social Theories of Georges Sorel and the translator and editor of The Illusions of Progress by Georges Sorel and From Georges Sorel: Essays in Socialism and Philosophy. John L. Stanley (1937-1998) was professor of political science at the University of California at Riverside. He is the author of The Sociology of Virtue: The Political and Social Theories of Georges Sorel and the translator and editor of The Illusions of Progress by Georges Sorel and From Georges Sorel: Essays in Socialism and Philosophy. John L. Stanley (1937-1998) was professor of political science at the University of California at Riverside. He is the author of The Sociology of Virtue: The Political and Social Theories of Georges Sorel and the translator and editor of The Illusions of Progress by Georges Sorel and From Georges Sorel: Essays in Socialism and Philosophy.

Table of Contents

1: Introduction; 1: from The Trial of Socrates; 2: The Socialist Future of the Syndicates 1; 3: The Ethics of Socialism 1; 4: from Critical Essays in Marxism; 5: from The Illusions of Progress; 6: from Reflections on Violence; 7: from Materials for a Theory of the Proletariat; 8: from The Utility of Pragmatism