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.
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| Illusions of Progress canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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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