Illusions of Progress
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Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political critique → social critique → |
| argues |
political myths can mobilize collective action
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progress is not guaranteed → rational planning cannot fully control social evolution → social conflict is central to historical change → |
| associatedWith |
early 20th-century European political thought
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revolutionary syndicalism → |
| author | Georges Sorel → |
| centralConcept |
illusion of inevitable progress
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myth in politics → |
| countryOfOrigin | France → |
| criticizes |
belief in automatic social improvement
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liberalism → parliamentary socialism → reformism → |
| critiques |
optimistic narratives of modernization
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teleological views of history → |
| critiquesConcept |
faith in technical solutions to social problems
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linear historical development → scientific management of society → |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social theory → |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
bourgeois democracy
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revolutionary violence → working-class emancipation → |
| influenced |
critiques of progressivism
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political realism → radical political theory → |
| influencedBy |
French revolutionary tradition
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Marxism → syndicalism → |
| mainTheme |
critique of belief in linear social progress
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critique of bourgeois optimism → critique of evolutionary socialism → critique of positivism → critique of rationalist reformism → limits of parliamentary democracy → role of conflict in social change → |
| originalLanguage | French → |
| philosophicalPerspective |
anti-determinist
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anti-positivist → |
| subjectOf |
debates on progress and modernity
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scholarly analysis in political theory → |
| workOf | Georges Sorel → |
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