Difference between revisions of "schools of anarchist thought"

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From William Godwin's utilitarian anarchism to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's mutualism, to Max Stirner's egoism, to Benjamin Tucker's radical individualism, to Peter Kropotkin's anarchist communism, the roots of anarchist thought in modern political philosophy are varied, with many different views of what a society without government should be like. "Anarcho"-capitalism has roots in classical laissez-faire liberalism but also draws inspiration from the individualist anarchists, despite the latter's rejection of capitalist economics. Primitivism, advocating the dissolution of civilization, is reminiscent of, if not inspired by, the early 19th century Luddite movement. Some would argue that ecoterrorism is an expression of anarchism. There are also a number of feminist anarchist theories, including anarcha-feminism, eco-feminism, and individualist feminism. Grouping any of these together in one category is a difficult endeavor at best. For instance, there are very few similarities in belief between a libertarian socialist and an anarcho-capitalist. Indeed, the two groups are probably more radically different from each other than either one is from mainstream political thought. There is a small but growing group who claim no adjective to their anarchism. While they reject the implicite hierarchy in anarcho-capitalism, they don't have a problem with forms that conform with the basic principles of Anarchy.

• Anarcho-syndicalism
• Ecological anarchism
• Technological anarchism
• Crypto-anarchism
• Feminist anarchism
• "Anarcho"-capitalism