Mikhail Bakunin Flashcards
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What is Collectivisation?
The act or process of organising a people, industry, enterprise, etc., according to collectivism, an economic system in which control, especially of the means of production, is shared cooperatively.
Collectivisation aims to eliminate private ownership and promote shared resources.
Define Vanguardism.
The idea that a political elite of revolutionaries should guide the revolution.
This concept often leads to debates about leadership and authority within revolutionary movements.
What does Direct Action refer to?
The use of strikes, demonstrations, or other public forms of protest rather than negotiation to achieve one’s demands.
Direct action is a key tactic in many social movements.
When was Mikhail Bakunin born?
Bakunin was born into a Russian noble family.
What was Bakunin’s initial career path?
He joined a military academy at 15, then studied philosophy in Moscow.
His academic career was short-lived as he focused on revolutionary activities.
What significant event did Bakunin participate in during 1849?
The Dresden uprising.
This event marked his active involvement in revolutionary activities.
What was the International Brotherhood?
A secret organisation set up by Bakunin in 1864 to prepare for direct action.
It was also known as the Alliance of Revolutionary Socialists.
Who expelled Bakunin from the First International?
Karl Marx.
This expulsion was due to numerous disagreements between Bakunin and Marx.
What is Bakunin’s critique of Marx’s view on the state?
Bakunin rejected the establishment of any kind of state, including a workers’ state.
He believed that the state would grow larger and more authoritarian under Marx’s dictatorship of the proletariat.
What are the two different ideas of liberty according to Bakunin?
- Non-domination
- Equal capability
Bakunin believed freedom is inseparable from local autonomy and community control.
What does Bakunin say about the moral sense?
It is rooted in transient social practices, not in the universal or the divine.
This reflects his materialist and atheistic views.
Define Natural Society according to Bakunin.
A social organization governed by customs, mores, traditions, and moral norms acquired and expanded through the ages in the course of daily life.
Bakunin believed that a society could be good or bad, regardless of its ‘natural’ status.
What is Anarchy according to Bakunin?
The rejection of patriotism and the embrace of internationalism.
Anarchy promotes a global perspective rather than a nationalistic one.
What is the purpose of ‘Propaganda by the Deed’?
A politically motivated provocative act meant to broadcast an ideological message and incite a response from authorities.
This tactic aims to ignite a spirit of socialist revolution among the proletariat.
What does Bakunin envision for society post-revolution?
An ordered and free stateless society comprising voluntary associations or communes of free and equal individuals.
This society is liberated from patriarchy and the rights of inheritance.
What economic system does Bakunin advocate for?
Collectivisation in the economy, promoting common ownership of the means of production.
He believes this will remove exploitation and privilege.
Fill in the blank: Bakunin’s philosophy can be termed _______.
ahistorical materialism.
This term reflects his rejection of historical materialism.
