Anarchism is closer to liberalism than it is to socialism. Discuss
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- Anarchism is closer to liberalism that it is to socialism. Discuss
- A is overlap between the two, at the point where each reach anti-statist tendencies
- Ultra-liberalism, liberal individualism
- Individualist anarchism what happens when take LI to extreme
- Mill 'the individual is sovereign' absolute authority in humans, not the state
- Any restriction on indv by state is evil, coercive, destructive, explotitive and compulsory
- Economic liberalism, free market economics
- Laissez faire, Smith 'invisible hand', 'survival of the fittest' Spencer
- Market fundamentalism, places above govt.
- Acceptance of private property
- Market capable of regulating all social services
- Anarchists see democratisation, constitutionalism as facades behind which oppression hides
- Modern liberals like state intervention in economy, widens positive freedom
- Unrestrained capitalism causes social injustice
- Laissez faire, Smith 'invisible hand', 'survival of the fittest' Spencer
- Some say disregard morality altogether, do what u want, 'nihilism' Stirner
- Others have positive view, humans are reasoned and do not require state regulation
- Liberals however think humans also self-interested and need state to prevent freedom become 'licence' to encroach on another's rights
- “the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others” Mill
- Liberals however think humans also self-interested and need state to prevent freedom become 'licence' to encroach on another's rights
- Others have positive view, humans are reasoned and do not require state regulation
- Mill 'the individual is sovereign' absolute authority in humans, not the state
- Individualist anarchism what happens when take LI to extreme
- Ultra-socialism, socialist collectivism
- +ve view of human nature, sympathy, affection, co-operation
- Social eqaulity encourages people to work together for common good of humanity through bonds of compassion etc
- Marxists and anarchists both want stateless society
- Marxists believe in dictatorship of the proletariat to prevent counter revolution leading to 'withering away of the state'
- Anarchists say revolution must be immediate and final and must be destroyed, wont wither away
- Closer to socialism than liberalism bc place society above needs of indv
- +ve view of human nature, sympathy, affection, co-operation
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