Review article

https://doi.org/10.21464/fi38114

Once More about the Terminology of Political Illusionism: Inaugural Paradox

Gordana Bosanac ; Aleja pomoraca 15, HR–10000 Zagreb 

Abstract

The paper presents a more detailed explanation of the notion of inaugural paradox which the author investigated in her works Utopia and Inaugural Paradox and The Name of Utopia. The author considers it to be an essential notion for the (wrong) understanding of the character of socialist systems that collapsed in the processes of transition. Endorsing a more precise definition of the terms communism and socialism, the author attempts to show the unjustified use of these terms for contemporary political systems and regimes that have nothing to do with the notions because they are a total deviation of their meaning and origin. The paper serves to criticize an inadequate treatment of philosophical and other investigation of the realization of so­called socialist systems, and especially the use of the attribute communist for some countries in media. Finally, the author proposes to use the term inauguralism, next to ideology, and turn it into a category for a critical analysis of the so­called “socialist” systems.

Keywords

inaugural paradox; socialism; communism; socialist regime; deviations of communism; cult of personality; autonomous socialism; inaugural deception

Hrčak ID:

204798

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/204798

Publication date:

2.4.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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