Demanding the Impossible?
Human Nature and Politics in Nineteenth-century Social Anarchism
David Morland(Author)
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-304-33687-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text examines the relationship between anarchism's notion of human nature and its vision of a future stateless society by way of three 19th-century social anarchists: Proudhon, Bakunin and Kropotkin. It demonstrates that social anarchism operates a conception of human nature that assumes the existence of both egoism and sociability, and therefore provides a realistic assessment of human nature. The book concludes by exploring the possibilities for a reconceptualization of the anarchist conception of human nature that would help overcome the problems identified by the author and point the way for future development of anarchist thought.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-33687-6 (9780304336876)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Anarchism and human nature; Proudhon - the politics of federalism; Bakunin - authoritarian anarchism; Kropotkin - mutual aid and anarchy.