ASIN: B00F3ZUZ3Y
Publisher: The Maui Company
Pages: 26
“Principles of Anarchism” applies classical logic and deductive reasoning to the subject of human interactions and rights. Beginning with the axiom that all human beings are equal, the author goes on to draw a number of conclusions from this postulate in the manner of a Euclidean proof. These include the contention that there is no such thing as human rights, the assertion that anarchism is essentially intellectual rather than activist, and the suggestion that historical developments such as cities and industries are harmful to the human race rather than helpful. More centrally, though, the pamphlet argues very simply that any form of authority or government is logically incompatible with the existence of humanity. And it is the implications of this theory, rejection of which requires rejection of the equality axiom as well, which make the argument offered both novel and timely.
