Philosophy : Political

Anarchism & Other Essays is a book by the feminist anarchist Emma Goldman, published in 1911. The contents of Anarchism & Other Essays are:. Anarchism: What It Really Stands For. Minorities Versus Majorities. The Psychology of Political Violence. Prisons: A Social Crime and Failure. Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty. Francisco Ferrer and The Modern School. The Hypocrisy of Puritanism. The Traffic in Women. Woman Suffrage. The Tragedy of Woman's Emancipation. Marriage and Love. The Drama: A Powerful Dissimenator of Radical Though. Anarchism is a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which reject compulsory government (the state) and support its elimination, often due to a wider rejection of involuntary or permanent authority. Anarchism is defined by The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics as "the view that society can and should be organized without a coercive state.". There are many types and traditions of anarchism, not all of which are mutually exclusive. Anarchists hold different views as to the economic and legal organisation of society; some favour anarcho-communism, collectivist anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism or participatory economics while others support market systems like mutualism, agorism, or anarcho-capitalism. Others, such as anarchists without adjectives neither advocate nor object to any particular form of organization. According to The Oxford Companion to Philosophy , "there is no single defining position that all anarchists hold, beyond their rejection of compulsory government, and those considered anarchists at best share a certain family resemblance". Anarchist schools of thought differ fundamentally, supporting anything from extreme individualism to complete collectivism. Some anarchists have opposed coercion, while others have supported it, particularly in the form of violent revolution on the path to anarchy or utopia. [Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist and http://en.wikipedia.org/wi more...

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This work explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking, without which we cannot make sense of the political world. The reader is introduced to their vitality and force, utilizing insights from a range of disciplines, and through examining the arguments of the main ideologies. more...

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This book presents two philosophical views on the legalization of drugs. more...

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A subtle and humane exploration of Benjamin Constant, the 19th-century diarist, novelist, psychologist and political theorist -- the first French analyst of democracy. more...

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Actual Ethics offers a moral defense of the 'classical liberal' political tradition and applies it to today's moral and political issues. Otteson addresses several contemporary problems - wealth, poverty, public education, animal welfare, and affirmative action - showing how each can be plausibly addressed within the Kantian, Aristotelian and classical liberal framework. more...

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