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Anarchism as Merely Nineteenth Century Liberalism Taken to Its Logical Extreme
- Belief in primacy of the individual, freedom (negative freedom),
democracy, free-market.
It can be argued that INDIVIDUALIST anarchism is classical liberalism
to its logical extreme.
Individualist Anarchism:
- FREE market.
- Highly individualistic.
- Optimistic view of human nature
- Stateless society.
- Emphasis on freedom and civil liberties (as well as emphasis on
equality)
Comparison between individualist anarchism and liberalism:
View on Human nature/individual:
- Both believe in the primacy of the individual – highly atomistic
(atomism and Stirner-egoism) Egoism implies that the individual is at
the centre of the moral universe with everything revolving around
them. (Taking liberalism to the extreme – individual is free to do
what they want, without regard to anyone, and are capable and rational
of doing so.)
- Hobbes and Locke – ‘reason guided creatures’ but also self serving
and highly egotistical. This differs to anarchists slightly who hold a
much more POSITIVE view of human nature and say that we are not only
reason guided and know what we want and capable of doing so, but we
are also able to live according to universal moral laws. i.e. live
harmoniously amongst one another.
- Mill – ‘other regarding acts’. This implies that there are certain
things that we, as humans should not be able to do e.g. physical harm
(harm principle). Anarchists on the other hand believe that people are
reason guided to know what is right or wrong for themselves, and will
thus know what is best not to do to someone else. (i.e. don’t need to...
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