# Anarchism I don't read much about politics, but I am starting to be of an age where I really want to. I was always put off [[Noam Chomsky]] and other writers because of the weird vibe around the political people in [[Germany]], but I should have read him much earlier. His thinking is extremely precise, and made me realize that [[Anarchism]] is a useful lens, and speaks deeply to my inner values. > [!quote] Anarchists believe that the point of society is to widen the choices of individuals. This is the axiom upon which the anarchist case is founded. > [What Is Anarchism? An Introduction | The Anarchist Library](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/donald-rooum-and-freedom-press-ed-what-is-anarchism-an-introduction#toc3) > [!quote] Anarchism is a political theory that is skeptical of the justification of authority and power. Anarchism is usually grounded in moral claims about the importance of individual liberty, often conceived as freedom from domination. Anarchists also offer a positive theory of human flourishing, based upon an ideal of equality, community, and non-coercive consensus building. Anarchism has inspired practical efforts at establishing utopian communities, radical and revolutionary political agendas, and various forms of direct action. This entry primarily describes “philosophical anarchism”: it focuses on anarchism as a theoretical idea and not as a form of political activism. While philosophical anarchism describes a skeptical theory of political legitimation, anarchism is also a concept that has been employed in philosophical and literary theory to describe a sort of anti-foundationalism. Philosophical anarchism can mean either a theory of political life that is skeptical of attempts to justify state authority or a philosophical theory that is skeptical of the attempt to assert firm foundations for knowledge. > [Anarchism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anarchism/) ## Links A long text about [[Anarchism]], which I won't read but just file away. I should have written up more about the context in which I came across the snippet. - [Anarchy Works | The Anarchist Library](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-anarchy-works)