SOREL, Georges (1847-1922):
French Marxist journalist, philosopher, anarchist and
revolutionary syndicalist who rejected RATIONALISM and through the work of BERGSON
eventually developed a MYSTICAL NATIONALISM. Praising both STALIN and MUSSOLINI, he was
adopted by the latter as the philosopher of FASCISM. Sorel was a complex figure, whose
views constantly changed over time, and an advocate of the general strike and opponent of
LIBERAL DEMOCRACY. His works include The Decomposition of Marxism (1908) and his
famous Reflections on Violence (1916).
