The Castoriadis ReaderCornelius Castoriadis (b. 1922) cofounded the now legendary revolutionary group and journal Socialisme ou Barbarie (1948 1967). Presently a Director of Studies at the cole des Hautes tudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Castoriadis is a philosopher, social critic, professional economist, and a practicing psychoanalyst who is considered one of Europe's foremost thinkers. Through such works as The Imaginary Institution of Society, Crossroads in the