Reflections on Violence (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Georges Sorel

 
9781331146810: Reflections on Violence (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore the tough ideas behind socialist violence and the general strike.

This work presents the author’s own method and purpose, explaining how his notes and reflections grew from a lifelong effort to learn not by teaching but by personal inquiry. It frames a defense of violence within the rise of proletarian power, connecting theory to concrete historical events and movements.

The text surveys the relationship between Marxism, syndicalist tactics, and the idea of the general strike. It argues that the general strike can shape ethics and social energy, and it contrasts what it calls the “little science” of neat theories with a more personal, trial-driven approach to social change.
  • A candid look at how the author writes and what he hopes readers gain from his notebooks
  • A discussion of how revolutionary ideas relate to strikes, production, and class conflict
  • An examination of the role of violence in social change and in the creation of a new civilization of producers
  • A critique of conventional science and utopian plans in favor of grounded, historical analysis
Ideal for readers curious about the philosophy of social change, strikes, and the moral questions surrounding revolutionary movements.

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Originally published in 1916. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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