Cornelius Castoriadis

Introduction to Cornelius Castoriadis/Paul Cardan

libcom — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:47:24 +0000

Cornelius Castoriadis, 1922-1997
aka Paul Cardan [English-language writing pseudonym]
Castoriadis was born in Turkey, later moving to Greece and then France. In 1948 he broke with Trotskyism and joined others in forming Socialisme ou Barbarie.

Groups: Socialisme ou Barbarie

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Castoriadis, Cornelius

Ed — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:42:58 +0000

Modern capitalism and revolution - Paul Cardan

captain soap — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:47:45 +0000

About the text

On the Content of Socialism III - Socialisme Ou Barbarie

Joseph K. — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:32:34 +0000

We have tried to show[1] that socialism is nothing other than people's conscious self-organization of their own lives in all domains; that it signifies, therefore, the management of production by the producers themselves on the scale of the workplace as well as on that of the economy as a whole; that it implies the abolition of every ruling apparatus separated from society; that it has to bring ab

On the Content of Socialism II - Socialisme Ou Barbarie

Joseph K. — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:50:53 +0000

Very detailed article by French libertarian socialist group Socialisme Ou Barbarie on "the development of modern society and what has happened to the working-class movement over the last 100 years" and how they "have compelled us to make a radical revision of the ideas on which that movement has been based."

The Working Class and Organisation

libcom — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:14:11 +0000

The Working Class & Organisation (A)

by Cornelius Castoriadis, 1959

From the Analysis of Bureaucracy to Workers Management - Castoriadis

libcom — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:03:18 +0000

From the Analysis of Bureaucracy to Workers Management
Cornelius Castoriadis

How does one characterize such a regime from a Marxist point of veiw? Sociologically speaking it was clear that it should be defined in the same way as the Russian regime. And it is here that the weakness and the absurdity of the trotskyist conception became evident.

Castoriadis, Cornelius, 1922-1997

Steven. — Sat, 27 Sep 2003 15:31:10 +0000

Cornelius Castoriadis was born Kornelios Kastoriades in Istanbul to a Greek family. Growing up in Athens he joined the Young Communists in 1937 and the Communist Party in 1941.