POL 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Anarchism, Mahatma Gandhi, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 307
• Professor: Sylvia Thompson

Document Summary

Anarchism- words itself adopted by putting together ancient greek terms that means. Refers to a political system without a ruler. 1798-1799 start to see the word anarchism used, individual self government. Own destiny without external control by a government. Assumption that most of human history, people lived without any government. At some point in time people had invented government. Assumption that government was invented to solve problems. A solution to social disorder, because you have a government they can protect you and make things easier and more convenient through public goods and services. - can get an orderly society where people have better conditions. Without the government would not have chaos and disorder. Instead of government being the solution to problems, it is the problem. Grows out of negative impact of industrial revolution and capitalism. Drastic changes taking place as a product of the enlightenment. People associate anarchy with chaos and disorder, however most anarchists dont believe that.