Georges Sorel
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Georges Sorel was a French philosopher and social theorist best known for his reflections on violence, revolutionary syndicalism, and the myth of the general strike, which deeply influenced various radical political movements in the early 20th century.
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essayist
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human → philosopher → political theorist → social theorist → |
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myth of the general strike
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| dateOfBirth |
1847-11-02
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| dateOfDeath |
1922-08-29
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19th-century philosophy
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20th-century philosophy → |
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Sorel
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| fieldOfWork |
history of ideas
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political philosophy → social philosophy → sociology → |
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Georges
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| influenced |
Antonio Gramsci
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Benedetto Croce → Charles Maurras → French trade unionism → Georges Valois → Italian revolutionary syndicalism → Vilfredo Pareto → revolutionary syndicalism → various early 20th-century radical movements → |
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Giambattista Vico
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Henri Bergson → Karl Marx → Pierre-Joseph Proudhon → |
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critique of bourgeois progressivism
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critique of parliamentary democracy → theory of political myth → theory of revolutionary violence → |
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French
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| mainInterest |
class struggle
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myth and social myth → proletariat → revolutionary syndicalism → trade unionism → violence in politics → |
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Bergsonianism
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French socialism → Marxism → revolutionary syndicalism → |
| name |
Georges Eugène Sorel
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| nationality |
French
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| notableWork |
Illusions of Progress
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Reflections on Violence → The Decomposition of Marxism → The Socialist Future of the Syndicates → |
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civil servant
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engineer → writer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
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France → Manche → Normandy → |
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Boulogne-sur-Seine
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France → Hauts-de-Seine → Île-de-France → |
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heterodox Marxist
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revolutionary syndicalist → |
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male
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Illusions of Progress
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Reflections on Violence → Reflections on Violence → The Decomposition of Marxism → The Socialist Future of the Syndicates → |
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Benito Mussolini
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José Carlos Mariátegui → Reflections on Violence → |
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Against the Current
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Sorel
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Bergsonianism
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Georges Sorel
("Georges Eugène Sorel")
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T. E. Hulme
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Illusions of Progress
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