129 TEASER | The General Strike and Socialism: Sorel's Reflections on Violence
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The episode discusses Georges Sorel’s 1908 work on the general strike and its implications for socialism and political myth.
In this episode we discuss Georges Sorel’s 1908 Reflections on Violence. We focus on his central claim that all of socialism is concentrated in the idea or ‘picture’ of the general strike, scrutinizing his claim that the ‘myth’ of the general strike is even more important than its precise concretion. His emphasis on political myth gives rise to questions about his potential irrationalism and the consequent (mis)appropriation of his ideas by fascists. Finally, we address his distinction betwee...
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Hosts: Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, Gil Morejón, William Paris
Topics covered
- general strike
- socialism
- political myth
- violence
- fascism
- irrationalism
Keywords
- Georges Sorel
- Reflections on Violence
- general strike
- socialism
- political myth
- fascism
- irrationalism
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