Anarchist Philosophers

[GiantBear91]

Any Anarchist Philosophers you have to share?

And their best works.

[JoyDivision]

Proudhon
Kropotkin
Bakunin

The big three.

Anything by Proudhon is wonderful, haven't read the others though.

Try What is Property? or The Evolution of Capitalism, The Philosophy of Misery

Of if you prefer to go another route, try Marx.

Anway, I don't know what level you are, so if you haven't read them, give it a go. Then report back to us and we'll give you more untill you've had your fill.

[Foldered]

Anything by Proudhon is wonderful, haven't read the others though.

The others are great, too. I'm most familiar with Kropotkin, only because I used his Mutual Aid in a paper discussing cultural influence on scientific observations.
I would recomment Mutual Aid, but there is a lot to read about the natural environment and that may turn some people off.

Max Stirner is really great to look into, too. I'm sure you can get his essays for free on the internet.

If you want something more contemporary, I'd recomment Rudolf Rocker's Anarcho-Syndicalism. Some people really hate Murray Bookchin, but I like some of his ideas in Post-Scarcity Anarchism are top notch, in my opinion. Emma Goldman is always a lot of fun, too.

[here for the revolution]

Kropotkin's The Conquest of Bread is fantastic. Going to get my hands on Mutual Aid next, then try some other philosophers.

[Zanthorus]

Would I get eaten alive if I said that I honestly think Marx was a hell of a lot better than either Bakunin or Kropotkin? This may be a result of my drifting from anarchism slightly.

The only good even semi-anarchistic philosopher I can think of is Cornelius Castoriadis.


Anything by Proudhon is wonderful.

I personally find him a little tedious. He spends most of his time on juridicial and moral issues.


Max Stirner is really great to look into, too.

He really isn't. He rejected Proudhon and very likely would've rejected anarchism as just another "spook in the head". His opposition to the state was based on a narrow form of egoism. I have no idea why so many anarchists idolise this guy.

[Velkas]

I agree about Kropotkin. The Conquest of Bread is especially good.

Malatesta's another good anarchist philosopher. Here's (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/malatesta/MalatestaCW.html) a collection of some of his political essays.

[TRS]

I think Marx and Trotsky have a lot to offer comtemporary Anarchism and Anarcho Communism.

Also, off the top of mah head:

Bakunin and Kropotkin
Emma Goldman
Gerrard Winstanley
Tolstoy (if you can get past his pacifism)
Errico Malatesta (if you can actually find any of his essays, they're pretty rare now)

[Foldered]

I have no idea why so many anarchists idolise this guy.
I'd like to point out, for my own sake, that I don't "idolise" anybody.

[Endomorphian]

As others have suggested, all anarchists should be familiar with Proudhon, Bakunin, and Kropotkin. They each represent the three largest tendencies in anarchism: mutualism, collectivism, and communism respectively. Murray Bookchin and Emma Goldman are also good references, although Bookchin is more of a "minarchist socialist" than an anarchist.