Anarchism Flashcards
What did max Stirner say about people?
“You are nothing but my food”, “ we owe each other nothing
What is egoism
the self interest ego is the
fundamental aspect of human character, and
the centre of morality.
What do anarchists think about power corrupting in relation to the state
Power makes people cruel and tyrannical, all power is danger, state has sovereign power so is concentrated evil
What do Anarchists think about the authority of the state
Laws within a public state can affect all areas of life so the authority and power is unlimited
What are Anarchists view on the state being a coercive body?
The power of the state is backed up by force “the club, the gun”- Emma Goldman
What do Anarchists think about natural order
State of nature would not be chaotic, humans would find natural order and balance, Human nature is cooperative and social
Which Anarchist key thinker rejects Darwin’s theory and what’s his alternative
Peter Kropotkin, Rather than survival of the fittest he believed in mutual aid as he observed animals being cooperative in natural social groups
Which key thinker said that property is theft
Proudhon
What did Proudhon think about how the economy would run
Peoples bank
How does Bakunin reject Marxist ideas?
He believed that anarchists should reject every form of state- no dictatorship of the proletariat
What did Thoreau say about government
The government is best which governs not at all
What do individualist Anarchists think about Human nature
Rational, self interested , self reliant, Individual sovereignty
What other Ideology does individualist Anarchism link to and why
Classic liberalism as individualis Anarchists believe that any limit on a a humans negative freedom is evil
What is anarcho capitalism
Government replaced by unregulated free market competition, profit incentive will provide efficiency and choice
What do individualist anarchists think about the state
Human rationality can dictate conflict, all state power is an offence to individual liberty
