IcarusAngel
25th April 2008, 09:58
Has anybody read anything from this series? They have some interesting ones, like one for Marx (http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780192854056), politics (http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780192853882), Socialism (http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780192804310), Global Warming (http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780192840974) and even anarchism (http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780192804778).
Given the problems socialism has faced, Ward argues it is too soon to write off anarchism when looking for alternatives to present forms of government. We may have been taught little about anarchism except to be dismissive of it, but Ward's book is an excellent start to understanding what anarchism offers. There are many references to the works of anarchists.
If capitalism seems to work, albeit at a considerable ecological cost, the growing ecological crises may force us within our lifetimes to explore alternative ways of living. Socialism may not be a big enough change, retaining as it does a strong central government with its own political surplus. If you think you can manage more political participation that casting a vote every few years, anarchism may be worth studying.
(Review for Anarchism.)
These seem better than the comic book series and a lot of the other "intro" series that is out there ad-nauseum nowadays ("Made Easy" series, "Demystified" series, "Philosophers and their critics" series) in that they are written by people who know what they're doing.
I'm thinking of getting the very short introductions on Logic, Mathematics, etc.
Given the problems socialism has faced, Ward argues it is too soon to write off anarchism when looking for alternatives to present forms of government. We may have been taught little about anarchism except to be dismissive of it, but Ward's book is an excellent start to understanding what anarchism offers. There are many references to the works of anarchists.
If capitalism seems to work, albeit at a considerable ecological cost, the growing ecological crises may force us within our lifetimes to explore alternative ways of living. Socialism may not be a big enough change, retaining as it does a strong central government with its own political surplus. If you think you can manage more political participation that casting a vote every few years, anarchism may be worth studying.
(Review for Anarchism.)
These seem better than the comic book series and a lot of the other "intro" series that is out there ad-nauseum nowadays ("Made Easy" series, "Demystified" series, "Philosophers and their critics" series) in that they are written by people who know what they're doing.
I'm thinking of getting the very short introductions on Logic, Mathematics, etc.