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Examining the political theory of anarchism from a philosophical
and historical perspective, Paul McLaughlin relates anarchism to
the fundamental ethical and political problem of authority. The
book pays particular attention to the authority of the state and
the anarchist rejection of all traditional claims made for the
legitimacy of state authority, the author both explaining and
defending the central tenets of the anarchist critique of the
state. The founding works of anarchist thought, by Godwin, Proudhon
and Stirner, are explored and anarchism is examined in its
historical context, including the influence of such events as the
Enlightenment and the French Revolution on anarchist thought.
Finally, the major theoretical developments of anarchism from the
late-nineteenth century to the present are summarized and
evaluated. This book is both a highly readable account of the
development of anarchist thinking and a lucid and well-reasoned
defence of the anarchist philosophy.
Examining the political theory of anarchism from a philosophical
and historical perspective, Paul McLaughlin relates anarchism to
the fundamental ethical and political problem of authority. The
book pays particular attention to the authority of the state and
the anarchist rejection of all traditional claims made for the
legitimacy of state authority, the author both explaining and
defending the central tenets of the anarchist critique of the
state. The founding works of anarchist thought, by Godwin, Proudhon
and Stirner, are explored and anarchism is examined in its
historical context, including the influence of such events as the
Enlightenment and the French Revolution on anarchist thought.
Finally, the major theoretical developments of anarchism from the
late-nineteenth century to the present are summarized and
evaluated. This book is both a highly readable account of the
development of anarchist thinking and a lucid and well-reasoned
defence of the anarchist philosophy.
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