Anarchism and its Types

[Guest]

No flame this time, I promise, unless Kevehs posts. <br> <br>I would like a list of all the different forms of anarchism, if possible, to broaden my horizons. Where might I find this? The FAQ had its depth, but in reading a transcript of an interview with Michael Albert, I couldn't help but notice that many of the critics had exclusionary attitudes, and I'm concerned that the FAQ does not follow the 'big tent' attitude. <br> <br>Anarchism includes market systems and anarcho-capitalist systems for my purposes, as they fit under the definition of anarchism (the abolition of "vertical" authority through letting the economy rule itself and presupposing all workplace arrangements are consentually agreed upon). I know about libertarian socialism now, anarcho-syndicalism / communism, guild socialism. <br> <br>Is there anything else?

[Din]

I would have responded to your query until I came across the following... <br> <br>[color=green]Anarchism includes market systems and anarcho-capitalist systems for my purposes, as they fit under the definition of anarchism (the abolition of "vertical" authority through letting the economy rule itself and presupposing all workplace arrangements are consentually agreed upon).</font color=green> <br> <br>You do not even know what the "types" of anarchism is and yet feel confident in declaring what the definition is? That, quite frankly, is a contradiction that smacks of dogma. If you really wish to have "no flames", perhaps you ought to resist telling us what the definition of anarchism is. <br> <br>I'm not going to waste my time giving you "a list of of all the different forms of anarchism" - you have already made up your mind what the definition of anarchism is.

[Kevehs]

[color=green] No flame this time, I promise, unless Kevehs posts. </font color=green> <br> <br>LOL I love you too Malachi.

[Kieranarchy]

The traditional spectrum, from least socialist to most socialist, is: <br>individualist <br>mutualist <br>collectivist <br>anarcho-syndicalist <br>anarcho-communist <br> <br>But it could be done any number of ways, I wouldn't bother too much about classification systems. If you've read the infamous FAQ, read something else. <br>I suggest: <br> <br>@ Anarchism: A History Of Libertarian Ideas And Movements - George Woodcock, 1962,1975 <br>a favorable general history <br> <br>@ Anarchism; From Theory to Practice - Daniel Guerin, 1965,1970 <br>more anarcho-syndicalist (originally French) <br> <br>@ The Anarchists - James Joll, 1964,1979 <br>like Woodcock, but shorter and more critical <br> <br>@ Anarchism - David Miller, 1984 <br>critical theoretical study (market socialist) <br> <br>@ Demanding The Impossible: A History Of Anarchism - Peter Marshall, 1992 <br>The biggest. <br> <br><center>[color=#8D0000][b] <br>The democratization of the signature. Instead of dictating the signature, I let you choose <br>

[Guest]

"You do not even know what the "types" of anarchism is and yet feel confident in declaring what the definition is? That, quite frankly, is a contradiction that smacks of dogma. If you really wish to have "no flames", perhaps you ought to resist telling us what the definition of anarchism is." <br> <br>You are a beautiful, beautiful butterfly. <br> <br>Thanks Kier, I've written that down and will look into it.

[Din]

[color=green]The traditional spectrum, from least socialist to most socialist, is: <br>individualist <br>mutualist <br>collectivist <br>anarcho-syndicalist <br>anarcho-communist </font color=green> <br> <br>There is no reason to suppose that anarcho-communism is more socialist than anarcho-syndicalism. Or that mutualism is less socialism than communism. Most individualist anarchists were advocates of mutualist economics. Most syndicalist anarchists were - and still are - advocates of communist economics. Both mutualist and communist economics are socialist. I do not believe for a second that there is a "spectrum" in anarchism. There are, instead, a myriad of different varieties, often overlapping with one another. <br> <br>Additionally, there are a variety of different types of anarchism not mentioned in the list, including traditional ones such as Stirner's Egoism - which is older than Bakunin's collectivism or Kropotkin's communism - or the Christian anarchism of Tolstoy. Let alone contemporary alternatives.

[Guest]

Please feel free to list contemporary alternatives as well. <br> <br>Green anarchism and feminist anarchism, I gather, would be somewhere on that list.