POL113H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin, Anarcho-Syndicalism
Document Summary
Bakunin was one of the founders of anarchist thought and movement of 19th century. He built on the ideas of his friend pierre joseph proudhon. He laid the foundations for communist-anarchism and anarcho-syndicalism. Both russian and spanish revolutions confirmed the power of his ideas on revolution. For him, facts came before ideas gave flower ex. He made a defence on individual freedom and its basis in a free society and cooperation b/w equals. He rejected the individualism of liberalism and other idealist theories. For him, real freedom was possible only when ec and social equality existed. Liberty/freedom is a feature of interaction and connection not of isolation. Anarchism rejected the principle of authority (marxism), he advocated for self- management, stressed that power doesn"t exist anymore. How a group organizes itself determines whether it"s authoritarian or libertarian, he noticed the diff b/w being an authority (an expert) and being in authority.
