Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Moral Tyranny
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- Author: Jesse Spafford, Victoria University of Wellington
- Date Published: November 2023
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009375443
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Outside philosophy departments, most self-identified anarchists are social anarchists who reject both the legitimacy of the state and private property. By contrast, most anarchist philosophers are of the pro-market variety. As a result, a philosopher has yet to write an analytic defence of social anarchism. Jesse Spafford fills this gap by arguing that social anarchism is a coherent philosophical position that follows from a more basic, plausible principle that constrains which moral theories are acceptable. In the process of articulating and defending social anarchism Spafford stakes out a number of bold and original positions (e.g. that people own themselves and nothing else), while providing novel solutions to some of classic problems of political philosophy (e.g. luck egalitarianism's problem of stakes). His distinctive study offers an overarching, unified political theory while also advancing many of the more fine-grained debates that occupy political philosophers. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Read more- Provides an analytical defence of an egalitarian anarchist moral position
- Shows that egalitarian anarchism is a coherent and plausible position that deserves a place alongside more reputable political and moral philosophies
- Presents a number of bold and original positions while providing novel solutions to some classic problems of political philosophy
- This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core
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'Jesse Spafford is unafraid to follow the implications of his fundamental principles to their most radical conclusions. The resulting view is provocative and challenging. It will be of great interest to philosophers and political theorists who take seriously the need to justify institutional authority, indeed interpersonal authority, of any kind.' John Christman, Pennsylvania State University
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- Date Published: November 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009375443
- length: 274 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 159 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.51kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Social anarchism
2. The moral tyranny constraint
3. You own yourself and nothing else
4. Property and authority
5. Entitlement theory without entitlements
6. Luck egalitarianism without moral tyranny
7. A state-tolerant anarchism
References
Index.
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