,!SES ON ! ,MAT]IALI/IC ,CONCEPTION ( ,HI/ORY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,K>L ,KORS* 

,TEXT 3 

,SUBMITT$ TO ! #aib ,CONV5TION ( ! ,SOCIETE ,FRANCAISE DE 
,PHILOSOPHIE1 

BY ,GEORGES ,SOREL 

#a7 ,= 9VE/IGAT+ A P]IOD 7( HI/ORY7 IT IS ( GREAT ADVANTAGE TO F9D \T H[ 
SOCIETY IS DIVID$ 9 CLASSES2 ! LATT] >E DI/+UI%$ BY ! ESS5TIAL LEGAL 
CONCEPTS CONNECT$ ) ! WAY 9 :I* 9COMES >E =M$ 9 EA* GR\P4  

#b7 ,IT IS ADVISABLE TO DISMISS ALL ATOMI/IC EXPLANATIONS2 IT IS NOT WOR?:ILE TO 
9QUIRE H[ ! L9KS BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL PSY*OLOGIES >E =M$4 ,:AT CAN BE OBS]V$ 
DIRECTLY >E ?OSE L9KS !MSELVES1 ?AT :I* REF]S TO ! MASSES4 ,! ?\<TS & 
ACTIVITIES ( 9DIVIDUALS >E FULLY UND]/&ABLE ONLY BY !IR CONNECTION ) ! 
MOVEM5TS ( ! MASSES4  

#c7 ,MU* LI<T IS ?R[N ON HI/ORY IF ONE IS ABLE TO CL>IFY ! CONCAT5ATION BETWE5 
! SY/EM ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR1 & ! SOCIAL RELATIONS ?AT 
RULE PRODUCTION4  

#d7 ,RELIGI\S & PHILOSOPHICAL DOCTR9ES HAVE TRADITIONAL S\RCES2 YET 9 SPITE ( 
!IR T5D5CY TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9 SY/EMS TOTALLY CLOS$ TO ALL \TSIDE 9FLU5CES1 
!Y >E USUALLY SOMEH[ CONNECT$ ) ! SOCIAL CONDITIONS ( ! P]IOD4 ,FROM ?IS 
VIEWPO9T1 !Y APPE> AS M5TAL REFLECTIONS ( ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE & (T5 AS 
ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA9 HI/ORY BY A DOCTR9E ( FAI?4  

#e7 ,! HI/ORY ( A DOCTR9E WILL BE FULLY CL>IFI$ ONLY :5 IT CAN BE CONNECT$ ) 
! HI/ORY ( A SOCIAL GR\P ?AT MAKES IT ITS TASK TO DEVELOP & APPLY ?AT P>TICUL> 
DOCTR9E 79FLU5CE ( ! LEGAL PR(ESSION74  

#f7 ,ASSUM+ ?AT REVOLUTIONS DO NOT HAVE ! EFFECT TO MAKE POSSIBLE A GREAT] 
EXT5SION ( ! PRODUCTIVE =CES ?AT >E OB/RUCT$ 9 !IR DEVELOPM5T BY AN \TDAT$ 
LEGISLATION1 IT IS /ILL ( ! GREATE/ IMPORTANCE TO EXAM9E A SOCIAL TRANS=MATION 
FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW & TO 9VE/IGATE H[ ! LEGAL IDEAS >E TRANS=M$ UND] ! 
PRESSURE ( A UNIV]SALLY FELT NE$ = ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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