PEOPLE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT An Anthropology of Anarchism

PEOPLE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT An Anthropology of Anarchism
Harold Barclay (Author), Alex Comfort (Preface)

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Anarchism

Anarchy, as the absence of government, is neither chaos nor some impossible Utopian dream. In fact it is a very common form of political organisation and one that has characterised much of the human past. People Without Government describes briefly the anarchic political structures of a number of these societies. True they are mainly small-scale hunting, gathering and horticultural groups. However, the social organisation of certain large populations with complex relations is also sometimes anarchic. Thus anarchy applies to a broad spectrum of different kinds of societies.

This book seeks to show what anarchy has been like in practice. Special attention is paid to the techniques of leadership, maintaining order and decision-making. The dynamic interplay between freedom and authority is considered, particularly the apparent tendency of anarchic polities to degenerate into states with government and for organisations to become oligarchies, and it is concluded that liberty and individuality are at best very tenuous and fleeting entities. There can be no relenting in the struggle for freedom.

Harold Barclay, who obtained his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1961, has lectured in anthropology at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1966. Prior to that he taught at the American University in Cairo and at the University of Oregon. His anthropological research has included studies of Egyptian and Arab Sudanese villages and he is the author of books on the Arab Sudan, the Middle East, and, through his interest in agriculture, the role of the horse in man's culture.

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author harold barclay format paperback language english publication year 31 01 1998 subject politics government subject 2 political ideologies parties title people without government an anthropology of anarchy author harold barclay alex comfort publisher kahn averill pub publication date sep 01 1996 pages unknown binding paperback edition reissue dimensions 5 50 wx 8 75 hx 0 50 d isbn 1871082161 subject political science political ideologies communism socialism description anarchy as the absen

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CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the Philosophical Journey: Where Are We Going and How Will We Get There? 1.0 Overview of the Journey 1.1 Socrates and the Search for Wisdom From Plato, Apology From Plato, Republic 1.2 Plato''s Allegory of the Cave From Plato, Republic 1.3 Argument and Evidence: How Do I Decide What to Believe? CHAPTER 2: The Search for Knowledge 2.0 Overview of the Problem of Knowledge 2.1 Skepticism From Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy From Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy 2.2 Rationalism From Plato, Phaedo From Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy 2.3 Empiricism From John Locke, An Essay concerning Human Understanding From George Berkeley, A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge From David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding From David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding From David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding From David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding From David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature 2.4 Kantian Constructivism From Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason From Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason 2.5 Epistemological Relativism From Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil 2.6 Rethinking the Western Tradition: Pragmatism From William James, Pragmatism''s Conception of Truth 2.7 Rethinking the Western Tradition: Feminist Epistemology From Ann Garry and Marilyn Pearsall, Women, Knowledge, and Reality CHAPTER 3: The Search for Ultimate Reality 3.0 Overview of Metaphysics 3.1 Overview: The Mind-Body Problem From Hugh Elliot, Tantalus 3.2 Dualism From Rene Descartes, Discourse on the Method From Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy From Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy 3.3 Physicalism From Jeffrey Olen, Persons and Their World 3.4 Functionalism and Artificial Intelligence From Jerry Fodor, The Mind-Body Problem From Marvin Minsky, Why People Think Computers Can''t 3.5 Overview: Freedom and Determinism 3.6 Hard Determinism From BF Skinner, Walden Two From Samuel Butler, Erewhon From Clarence Darrow, The Leopold and Loeb Trial 3.7 Libertarianism From Richard Taylor, Metaphysics From Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness 3.8 Compatibilism From Walter T. Stace, Religion and the Modern Mind CHAPTER 4: The Search for God 4.0 Overview of Philosophy of Religion From Peter Kreeft, Does God Exist? 4.1 The Cosmological Argument for God From Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica From Richard Taylor, Metaphysics 4.2 The Design Argument for God From William Paley, Natural Theology From David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Human Religion 4.3 The Ontological Argument for God From St. Anselm, Proslogium 4.4 Pragmatic and Subjective Justifications of Religious Belief From Blaise Pascal, Thoughts From William James, The Will to Believe From Soren Kierkegaard, Selections 4.5 The Problem of Evil: Atheistic and Theistic Responses From Albert Camus, The Plague From John Hick, Evil and the God of Love From CS Lewis, The Problem of Pain 4.6 Rethinking the Western Tradition: Asian Religions From The Upanishads From The Buddha, Selected Teachings From Herman Hesse, Siddhartha CHAPTER 5: The Search for Ethical Values 5.0 Overview of Ethics From Plato, Republic 5.1 Ethical Relativism versus Objectivism From Herodotus, The Histories From Ruth Benedict, Anthropology and the Abnormal From James Rachels, The Challenge of Cultural Relativism 5.2 Ethical Egoism From W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage From Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness 5.3 Utilitarianism From Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation From John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism From Alistair Norcross, Comparing Harms: Headaches and Human Lives 5.4 Kantian Ethics From Immanuel Kant, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals 5.5 Virtue Ethics From Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics From Confucius, The Analects From Janet Smith, Moral Character and Abortion 5.6 Rethinking the Western Tradition: Feminist Ethics From Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice From Marilyn Friedman, Liberating Care CHAPTER 6: The Search for the Just Society 6.0 Overview of Political Philosophy 6.1 The Justification of Government From Robert Paul Wolff, In Defense of Anarchism From Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan From John Locke, An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government From The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) 6.2 The Question of Justice From Plato, Republic From Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica From John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism From John Rawls, A Theory of Justice From Susan Moller Okin, Justice, Gender, and the Family 6.3 The Individual and the State From John Stuart Mill, On Liberty From Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Communist Manifesto 6.4 Civil Disobedience From Plato, Crito From Mohandas Gandhi, Young India From Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail CHAPTER 7: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life From Leo Tolstoy, My Confession From Hazel E. Barnes, An Existentialist Ethics APPENDIX: Reasoning Effectively: What to Do and What Not to Do Credits Index