Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory by Sartwell, Crispin

Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory

In Against the State, Crispin Sartwell unleashes a quick and brutal rejection of the traditional arguments for...
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Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory by Sartwell, Crispin

Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory

$294.91

Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory

$294.91
Author: Crispin Sartwell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In Against the State, Crispin Sartwell unleashes a quick and brutal rejection of the traditional arguments for state legitimacy. Sartwell considers the classics of Western political philosophy--Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Hume, Bentham, Rawls, and Habermas, among others--and argues that their positions are not only wrong but also embarrassingly bad. He separates the traditional pro-state arguments into three classes: social contract theories, utilitarian justifications, and justicial views, all while attacking both general strategies and particular formulations. Sartwell argues that the state rests on nothing but deadly force and its accompanying coercion, and that no one is under any obligation to obey the law merely because it is the law. He concludes by articulating a positive vision of an anarchist future, based on the "individualism" of such figures as Emerson and Thoreau. Against the State provides a rigorous and provocative foil to the classic texts, and also serves as a concise statement of the anarchist challenge.

Author: Crispin Sartwell
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 05/22/2008
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780791474471

About the Author

Crispin Sartwell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College and the author of several books, including Obscenity, Anarchy, Reality and Extreme Virtue: Truth and Leadership in Five Great American Lives, both also published by SUNY Press.




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