Two seminal anarchist thinkers contributed to the development, over the last 200 years of that strand of political and social philosophy in ways rivaled only by Karl Marx …
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Where Have All the Anarchists Gone?
understanding political philosophy — like anarchism or socialism — requires a quick dip into its intellectual history — anarchism’s Big Three thinkers were Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin (in that order!)
I Prefer Not To
Published October 18, 2019 in Warp & Woof “I Prefer Not To” Bartleby and Late Stage Capitalism William Sundwick Herman Melville published his short story “Bartleby the Scrivener — a Tale of Wall Street” in 1853. It has been a staple of high school AP English classes and undergrad American Lit survey courses for atContinue reading “I Prefer Not To”
Anarchism: Libertarian, Socialist, or Just Crazy?
Published May 11, 2017 in Warp & Woof Anarchism: Libertarian, Socialist, or Just Crazy? William Sundwick What is anarchism? Since the mid-19th century, it has been defined as a political philosophy which is basically anti-statist, with the same Greek root as “anarchy.” It holds that the human spirit is throttled, never aided, by the variousContinue reading “Anarchism: Libertarian, Socialist, or Just Crazy?”
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