“Either history is really governed by laws, and in that case a truly human-activity is impossible, except perhaps in a technical sense; or human beings really make their own history, and then the task of theory will not be directed… — Cornelius Castoriadis Copy Share Image
“Reification, the essential tendency of capitalism, can never be wholly realized. If it were, if the system were actually able to change individuals into… — Cornelius Castoriadis Copy Share Image
“Either history is really governed by laws, and in that case a truly human-activity is impossible, except perhaps in a technical sense; or human… — Cornelius Castoriadis Copy Share Image
Revolution does not mean torrents of blood, the taking of the Winter Palace, and so on. Revolution means a radical transformation of society's institutions.… — Cornelius Castoriadis Copy Share Image
While all societies make their own imaginaries (institutions, laws, traditions, beliefs and behaviors), autonomous societies are those that their members are aware of this… — Cornelius Castoriadis Copy Share Image
