ABSTRACT
THEworkofGeorgesSorelisaforthrightattempttoconvince peoplethatthemostsignificantstatementofpoliticalphilosophy
isonewhichcandidlyadmitsthatquestionsofphilosophyinvolve somecomprehensionofthepoliticsofphilosophy.Statementsabout humannatureandconduct,theStateandSociety,canbeseriously entertainedandutilizedinhumanaffairsonlyiftheyatsomepoint connectupwiththeconcreteexperiencesandabstractfantasiesof mankind.VilfredoPareto,writingatthedeathofSorel,indicates thatitwasSorel'sunyieldingdevotiontotheidealsofsocialscience, ratherthanhisunconsciousflirtationswithmetaphysicalgeneralities thatreallymarksSorelasamanapart.1
