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| − | '''Georges Eugène Sorel''', 1847-1922, father of [[Syndicalism]] | + | '''Georges Eugène Sorel''', (1847-1922), was a theorist and father of revolutionary [[Syndicalism]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Graeber|first1=David|title=Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology|date=2004|publisher=Dubois Publishing|isbn=978-0972819640|pages=18}}</ref> who "was deeply influenced by the [[Pragmatism]] of [[William James]].<ref name=lf37>''[[Liberal Fascism]]'', [[Jonah Goldberg]], Page 37</ref> He is sometimes regarded as a philosopher, who wrote the influential tract on [[Anarcho-syndicalism]] titled ''Reflections on Violence''. |
* By marrying James's [[will to believe]] with [[Nietzsche]]'s [[will to power]], Sorel redesigned [[left-wing]] revolutionary politics from scientific socialism to a revolutionary [[religious movement]] that believed in the utility of the ''myth'' of [[scientific socialism]].<ref name=lf37 /> | * By marrying James's [[will to believe]] with [[Nietzsche]]'s [[will to power]], Sorel redesigned [[left-wing]] revolutionary politics from scientific socialism to a revolutionary [[religious movement]] that believed in the utility of the ''myth'' of [[scientific socialism]].<ref name=lf37 /> | ||
| − | + | [[Mussolini]] "stood on Sorel's shoulders"<ref name=lf38>''[[Liberal Fascism]]'', [[Jonah Goldberg]], Page 38</ref> according to author Jonah Goldberg, who noted the influence Sorel had with the Italian Fascist movement. | |
| − | == | + | ==References== |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://homepage.newschool.edu/het//profiles/sorel.htm Georges Sorel] - The New School | *[http://homepage.newschool.edu/het//profiles/sorel.htm Georges Sorel] - The New School | ||
| + | * [https://archive.org/details/cu31924074961735 Reflections on Violence] | ||
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[[Category:Philosophers|Sorel, George]] | [[Category:Philosophers|Sorel, George]] | ||
Revision as of 14:28, November 2, 2019
Georges Eugène Sorel, (1847-1922), was a theorist and father of revolutionary Syndicalism[1] who "was deeply influenced by the Pragmatism of William James.[2] He is sometimes regarded as a philosopher, who wrote the influential tract on Anarcho-syndicalism titled Reflections on Violence.
- By marrying James's will to believe with Nietzsche's will to power, Sorel redesigned left-wing revolutionary politics from scientific socialism to a revolutionary religious movement that believed in the utility of the myth of scientific socialism.[2]
Mussolini "stood on Sorel's shoulders"[3] according to author Jonah Goldberg, who noted the influence Sorel had with the Italian Fascist movement.
References
- ↑ (2004) Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology. Dubois Publishing, 18. ISBN 978-0972819640.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liberal Fascism, Jonah Goldberg, Page 37
- ↑ Liberal Fascism, Jonah Goldberg, Page 38
External links
- Georges Sorel - The New School
- Reflections on Violence