This research and my comments are of more than academic interest as you may have gathered. I want to organise a regular sociodrama group linked to our local psychodrama community. The sociodrama is to be a form scientific socialism, influenced by Marx and Moreno. Continue reading “Monograph 13: Sociodrama”
Monograph 12: Experimental Revolution.
Lets get going with the next references to Marx. It is in a chapter called Experimental Social Revolution (pp.27-31) The whole chapter is littered with references to Marx, Lenin, and revolution, I need to quote the whole section. Continue reading “Monograph 12: Experimental Revolution.”
Monograph 11 – Marxism without Marx
Onto the next and final paragraph in the same section, Sociometry, Sociology and Scientific Socialism. (p.21)
Sociometry did not develop in a vacuum; many generations of social philosophers have anticipated and formulated a number of the hypotheses which I have brought to a clearer formulation and empirical test. However, I do not have any illusions as to my importance, I am fully aware that sociometry might have come into existence without me, just like sociology would have come into existence in France without Comte, and Marxism in Germany and Russia without Marx. (Moreno, 1979, p. 21)
A short reflection on the word “inner”
People often talk about the inner world and inner work. ‘Inner’ is not a good word to use. The reason? It obscures the relational aspect of these experiences. Both their origins and new revelations. Our experiences do not come from within. We are impacted, again and again. Continue reading “A short reflection on the word “inner””
10. Sociometry and revolutionary socialism
The next mention of Marx is in the same section, Sociometry, Sociology and Scientific Socialism. I’ll quote the paragraph where we see Marxian pop up at the end (pp. 20–21). I’ll then quote some lines from the paragraph and comment in detail. Continue reading “10. Sociometry and revolutionary socialism”
Monograph 09 – USA is ripe for sociometry
Now onto the next mention of Marx. in “Who Shall Survive?” It comes up in the same section Sociometry, Sociology and Scientific Socialism, page 18. Moreno describes the advent of sociometry in the USA. Continue reading “Monograph 09 – USA is ripe for sociometry”
Monograph 08 – Reflections
I impatient to see the next instance of Marx, perhaps it will lead to a breakthrough. But I’ll add this section to reflect on the themes uncovered so far and then revisit one of the questions I posed initially. Continue reading “Monograph 08 – Reflections”
Marx in “Who Shall Survive?” 07 – Social Science
The section, Sociometry, Sociology and Scientific Socialism opens (page 12):
In the last hundred and fifty years three main currents of social thought developed, sociology, scientific socialism and sociometry, each related to a different geographic and cultural area: sociology to France, socialism to Germany-Russia, and sociometry to the USA.
Moreno is honouring Marxism by referring to “scientific socialism”. Moreno sees himself in this tradition of developing a third science, one that relates to humans. Continue reading “Marx in “Who Shall Survive?” 07 – Social Science”
1938, Stalin’s Purges – Monograph 06
Marx in “Who Shall Survive?” 05 – The birth of sociometry.
The next discussion involving Marx is in the section The Historic Role Sociometry on page 8. The section opens:
During the first quarter of the twentieth century there were several main directions of thought in development, each apparently unrelated and uncoordinated to the other.
These are the five Moreno refers to: Continue reading “Marx in “Who Shall Survive?” 05 – The birth of sociometry.”