tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post3247236505742198643..comments2024-03-18T12:50:08.098-05:00Comments on Free Association: Read This Book!Sheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-68555053577349256102011-05-05T11:03:05.598-05:002011-05-05T11:03:05.598-05:00Skyler, I don't think there is a free e-book v...Skyler, I don't think there is a free e-book version.Sheldon Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-45244020548078535412011-05-04T01:46:35.253-05:002011-05-04T01:46:35.253-05:00If you're going to take the etymological route...If you're going to take the etymological route, "anarchism" just means "without a ruler." But the state is not just a group of people who call themselves rulers, nor would merely dismantling the state create an anarchist society.Brian Pringlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-14478965742362761742011-05-02T14:05:43.018-05:002011-05-02T14:05:43.018-05:00I haven't read the book, but the title might b...I haven't read the book, but the title might be a little misleading. Anarchism is not just about building a stateless society, or about any form of society that remains to be built. It is about socio/economic/political organization through voluntary, egalitarian, and cooperative methods, whether the state exists or not. The state is not an entity external to society; it is a highly integrated network of institutions. Some facets of its organization are problematic, others aren't. The essence of anarchism is interrogating the gamut of social relations.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-18695294460414680362011-04-30T21:14:22.072-05:002011-04-30T21:14:22.072-05:00Know of a free epub copy of it?Know of a free epub copy of it?Skyler J. Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416709751323749766noreply@blogger.com