REVISION
, ANARCHISM
*Collective anarchism-Emphasises the superiority of the collective over the individual of the state. Best understood as a form of stateless socialism
*Individualist anarchism-Located on the libertarian right of political spectrum. Value the individual and individual freedom above all else and regard so
a loose grouping of separate autonomous individuals
Anarchism Communism Egoism
*Collectivism *Individualism
Dominant form of anarchism Egoism=Self interest as the foundation of morality
Kropotkin proposed private property, and viewed communism, as the most natural *Originally argued by Max Stirner
form of economic society, as wealth results from a collective effort Stiner's egoism posits that each individual is akin to a sovereign state p
Replacing the state with communes[Kropotkin] or federations of workers[Bakunin] “ownness” that means they should enjoy complete autonomy
which would be Egoism therefore feared collectivist anarchism, as one’s individualism w
• Voluntary compromised by the collectivist expectations
• Self governing and run-Direct democracy Stirner didn’t believe conventional state and society would cease by re
• Self sustaining-Anarchists feared interdependence because it leads to bureaucracy rather their end would occur by a spontaneous insurrection as individua
and administration conscious egoists and recognised the false values of state and society
All production and distribution of goods would be collective and based on need- Argued that morality didn’t exist-What we think of as morals, are simply
absolute equality externalisations of individual and societal preferences
Kropotkin argued if capitalism ceased to exist human race would revert its natural Egoists have also argued that “Might is right "Idea that the individual h
state of altruist mutual aid and communal solidarity do whatever they can and want to do
Eg Clouden Hill colony near Newcastle, Set up by some disciples of Kropotkin in
1895.Successful In beginning broke up in 1902
Anarcho-Capitalists
*Individualism
Anarcho-Syndicalism Anarcho-capitalist view the world purely in free market terms and argue
Mutualism
*Collectivism competition and the pursuit of individual self interest give capitalism its
*Collectivism
Revolutionary form of anarchism that drew *Roth Bard[1926-1995]-Argued that without government intervention t
More modest than pure communal
upon the trade unionism found in of capitalism will be transformed as it is just such intervention which fa
living
socialism monopiles
*Associated with Pierre-Joseph
Envisaged a stateless society based on *According to anarcho capitalists the state has to be removed for 2 prin
Proudhon,this concept is for an
syndicalism that cooperates freely with • State intervention
independent association of workers
each other for mutual benefit • State functions should be taken over by the free market
cooperating and trading with each
Once capitalism and the state were other on mutually beneficial terms
abolished, the syndicates would become “Property is theft”-His idea was to
the owners of their own particular means reconcile property with communism
of production
Eg During Spanish civil war over 1000
collectives were formed. All moved
towards communist ideal of distribution
according to need