Guy Besse
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Guy Besse was a French philosopher and politician
, a member of the executive of the French Communist Party
(PCF).
under the pseudonym of César, he was part of the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France
during the Resistance, and was the national secretary of the Union of Communist Students
from 1944 to 1945.
Agrégé professor of philosophy, he graduated from lycée in Bourges
, then studied at the University of Caen Lower Normandy, the Sorbonne
and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
He published a number of socialist texts for many years, and in March 1970, replaced Roger Garaudy
as the head of the Centre d’études et de recherches marxistes.
A member of the Central Committee
of the PCF from 1956, he joined its Political Bureau
11 years later as an alternate member, and was its head in 1970.
He withdrew from the PCF in February 1985.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, a member of the executive of the French Communist Party
French Communist Party
The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
(PCF).
Biography
A member of the Responsable du Front National while a student in LyonLyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
under the pseudonym of César, he was part of the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France
Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France
The Mouvement Jeunes communistes de France , commonly called the "JC" , is a political youth organisation, close to the French communist party....
during the Resistance, and was the national secretary of the Union of Communist Students
Union of Communist Students
The Union of Communist Students is a French student political organization, part of the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France . It was originally founded in 1939 but dissolved after World War II. The UEC was re-created in 1956, along with the MJCF. It is independent from the French Communist...
from 1944 to 1945.
Agrégé professor of philosophy, he graduated from lycée in Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
, then studied at the University of Caen Lower Normandy, the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
He published a number of socialist texts for many years, and in March 1970, replaced Roger Garaudy
Roger Garaudy
Roger Garaudy or Ragaa Garaudy is a French philosopher. Formerly a prominent communist author, he has converted to Islam and written several books which have been controversial due to his anti-Zionist positions and denial of the Holocaust.-Early life, politics and religion:Born to Catholic and...
as the head of the Centre d’études et de recherches marxistes.
A member of the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the PCF from 1956, he joined its Political Bureau
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
11 years later as an alternate member, and was its head in 1970.
He withdrew from the PCF in February 1985.
Works
- Principes fondamentaux de philosophie, with Georges PolitzerGeorges PolitzerGeorges Politzer was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" . He was a native of Oradea, a city in present-day Romania.-Biography:Politzer was already a militant by the time of his involvement in the...
and Maurice Caveing, Éditions sociales, 1954 - Helvétius. De l'Esprit, introduction and notes by Guy Besse, Éditions sociales, 1959
- Pratique sociale et théorie, Éditions sociales, 1963
- La morale selon Kant et selon Marx, Centre d'études et de recherches marxistes, s.d.
- Lénine: la philosophie et la culture, with Jacques Milhau and Michel Simon, Éditions sociales, 1971
- Problèmes de la révolution socialiste en France: Semaine de la pensée marxiste (22-29 avril 1971), with Gérard de Bernis and François Billoux, Éditions sociales, 1971
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, l'apprentissage de l'humanité, Éditions sociales, 1988
- La philosophie des Lumières, Éditions sociales, 1990