Left anarchism
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Left anarchism or left-wing anarchism[I] refers to forms of anarchism that are seen by some on the 'left of politics'. It posits a future society in which property does not exist and is replaced by reciprocity and non-hierarchical society.[1][2] Left-wing anarchism is thus distinguished from free-market anarchism[3] or "right-wing" anarchism (such as that of Murray Rothbard).[4]
Ulrike Heider,[II] who claims to be syndicalist, in Anarchism: Left, Right and Green categorizes anarchism into left anarchism, right anarchism (anarcho-capitalism), and green anarchism.[5][page # needed] Left-wing anarchism has been visible in anti-globalization protests, such as in Seattle in 1999 against the World Trade Organization.[6] Paul Thagard argues that "left-wing anarchist" societies can only survive in small groups. He claims that in a large society, "in order to facilitate freedom, flourishing, and fairness, having some form of government is preferable to having no state at all."[7]
[edit] Notes
I.^ Left anarchism is sometimes used synonymously with libertarian socialism,[8] left libertarianism,[8] communitarian anarchism,[9] or socialist anarchism.[7]
II.^ Heider's work has been strongly criticised by anarchist academics including Bryan Caplan and Murray Bookchin for the allegedly poor quality of its research and presentation.[10][11]
[edit] References
- ^ Peacock, Adrian. 1999. Two Hundred Pharaohs, Five Billion Slaves. Ellipsis London
- ^ Goodwin, Barbara. 2007. Using Political Ideas. John Wiley & Sons
- ^ Paul, Ellen Frankel. Miller, Fred Dycus. Paul, Jeffrey. 1993. (no title listed) Cambridge University Press. p. 115
- ^ Chomsky, Noam. 2003. Chomsky on Democracy & Education. Routledge. p. 398
Chomsky, Noam. Language and Politics. AK Press. p. 153 - ^ Heider, Ulrike. Anarchism: Left, Right and Green San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1994.
- ^ Rosser, John Barkley. 2004. Comparative Economics in Transforming World Economy. MIT Press. p. 63
- ^ a b Thagard, Paul. 2002. Coherence in Thought and Action. MIT Press. p. 153
- ^ a b Brooks, Thom. (2002) Book Reviews. Journal of Applied Philosophy 19 (1) , 75–90 doi:10.1111/1468-5930.00206
- ^ Morris, Christopher W. 1998. An Essay on the Modern State. Cambridge University Press. p. 74
- ^ Caplan, Bryan. Factual Errors in Marshall and Heider. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Bookchin, Murray (Winter 1994). "A Meditation on Anarchist Ethics". The Raven: Anarchist Quarterly, 7 (4): 328-46.
[edit] External links
- Defining anarchism from An Anarchist FAQ, written by social anarchists
- Anarchist Theory FAQ, in which anarcho-capitalist Bryan Caplan argues that a broad division in anarchism exists between "left-anarchism" and anarcho-capitalism
- Anarchism: Two Kinds by Wendy McElroy, an individualist anarchist
- Collectivist-Anarchism and Communist-Anarchism from The Conquest of Power, by Albert Weisbord
- Canning Reactionary Leftism a criticism of left-anarchism by Keith Preston
- The Incredible Lameness of Left Anarchism by Jason McQuinn. A critique from a post-left anarchist perspective.
- Learning the Hard Way: My Life as an Anarcho-Leftoid by Keith Preston
