FRANKS, Benjamin and Matthew WILSON eds. Anarchism and Moral Philosophy

ethicsPhilosophy. Anarchist theories* bibliographieFRANKS, Benjamin

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 271 p. # ISBN-10: 0230580661
# ISBN-13: 978-0230580664.

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Anarchism and Moral Philosophy is a timely collection of original essays, covering the chronological and ideological spectrum of anarchist thought. Reflections of anarchism’s classical thinkers, such as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and Peter Kropotkin, are found alongside discussions of Aristotelian virtue ethics and activist decision-making.
Challenging much conventional wisdom, where anarchism is seen either as right-libertarianism or bomb-throwing terrorism, the book amply demonstrates that anarchism raises pertinent questions and offers a wide range of useful philosophical insights for anyone interested in exploring an increasingly complex moral world.
The volume is valuable both as an introduction to key themes and as an advanced discussion of contentious questions within anarchist theory. Anarchism and Moral Philosophy is an invaluable collection for anyone interested in thinking seriously about the ethical presuppositions and implications of radical politics today.

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