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The article looks at French philosopher Guy Lardreau and his efforts in promoting voluntarism in socialism. Topics discussed include Lardreau was influenced by the Communist principles of Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong, Lardreau promoting the connection between revolt and reason in human philosophy based on the concepts cited by May 1968 general strike in France and the Cultural Revolution, and the concept of a socialist revolution based on his book "The Golden Monkey."

The article presents "Eternity by the Stars," by Auguste Blanqui. It offers an introduction to the book with a discussion on the evolution of the philosophical thinking of Blanqui from the 1820s to the late 1870s, an exposition of his anti-romantic voluntarism and rejection of positivism. It discusses the astronomical hypothesis proposed in the book and a critique on its interpretation by political thinker Walter Benjamin.

The article focuses on French socialist Auguste Blanqui in the 19th century. Topics discussed include his philosophy of revolutionary voluntarism, his view of "scientific" determinism and critique of ideologies of progress of the Enlightenment. It also mentions his rejection of advocacy on progress by the positivists, his prophetic words on the destruction of the natural environment of capitalists and his view of Protestantism as embodying the spirit of capitalism.