Topic outline of anarchism

Anarchism is a broad category of active ethical, social and political philosophies encompassing theories and attitudes which reject compulsory government [Malatesta, Errico, " [http://www.marxists.org/archive/malatesta/1930s/xx/toanarchy.htm Towards Anarchism] ", "MAN!". Los Angeles: International Group of San Francisco. OCLC|3930443.] (the state) and support its elimination," [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9117285 Anarchism] ". "Encyclopædia Britannica". 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 29 August 2006] "Anarchism". "The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy". 2005. P. 14 "Anarchism is the view that a society without the state, or government, is both possible and desirable."] often due to a wider rejection of involuntary or permanent authority. [Bakunin, Mikhail, "God and the State", pt. 2.; Tucker, Benjamin, "State Socialism and Anarchism".; Kropotkin, Piotr, "Anarchism: its Philosophy and Ideal"; Malatesta, Errico, "Towards Anarchism"; Bookchin, Murray, "Anarchism: Past and Present", pt. 4; [http://www.spunk.org/texts/intro/sp001550.html An Introduction to Anarchism] by Liz A. Highleyman] Anarchism is defined by "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics" as "a cluster of doctrines and attitudes centered on the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary."Slevin, Carl. "Anarchism". "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics". Ed. Iain McLean and Alistair McMillan. Oxford University Press, 2003.]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to anarchism.

Essence of anarchism

Anarchism promotes a rejection of philosophies, ideologies, institutions, and representatives of authority in support of liberty. It asserts that cooperation is preferable to competition in promoting social harmony; that cooperation is only authentic when it is voluntary; and that societies are capable of spontaneous order, rendering government authority unnecessary at best, or harmful at worst. In most cases, anarchism…

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chools of anarchist thought

Anarchism has many heterogeneous and diverse schools of thought, united by a common opposition to compulsory rule. Anarchist schools are characterized by "the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary", but may differ fundamentally, supporting anything from extreme individualism to complete collectivism. Regardless, some are viewed as being compatible, and it is not uncommon for individuals to subscribe to more than one.

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ee also

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* Anti-war
* Labour movement
* Situationist International

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Footnotes and citations

External links

* " [http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_archives/kropotkin/britanniaanarchy.html Anarchism] ", entry from the "Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition", (1910) by Peter Kropotkin.
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* " [http://www.newleftreview.org/A2368 The New Anarchists] ", from "New Left Review" #13, (2002) by David Graeber.