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What are some good resources I could read to inform myself on the Anarchist/Anarcho-Communist definition of "Authority"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/54566460

Books, pamphlets, manifestos, you name it/whatever. Please just leave out terminally online "bread"tubers, thank you.

Ideally from a few reputable Anarchist to get a better picture. The literature doesn't have to be exclusively about authority, but should mention it in relative detail.

Edit: Since I rightfully got called out on the following sentence in another thread as being demeaning of online educators work

Please just leave out terminally online "bread"tubers, thank you.

I should maybe clarify that I meant people like Contrapoints who have delightfully little to do with any kind of leftistm, let alone Anarchism

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

While it's generally ok to study the anarchist perspective on any topic, I would caution against getting caught up in "definitionalism" and related absolutisms. Language is vague. There are no fixed definitions or meanings. There are no magic words. It can be counter-productive to insist on certain definitions or absolutist slogans. It's more about understanding your audience and their definitions, then building bridges and establishing clear communication based on mutual understanding.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 year ago*

    My specific goal with this was to understand the mainstream anarchist/ancom definition of a central point of anarchist thought.

    I would very much disagree that definitions are not important (but would differentiate between clear definition and semantic arguing).

    Like in Marxism how people define socialism can be a categorically opposed group of people.
    Without definitions, words have no meaning and theory becomes useless. And without revolutionary theory there cannot lasting revolutionary praxis!

    TL;DR: We should be clear about our goals and our enemies. Since I wanted to genuinely understand a crucial part of anarchist thought, I very much am interested in definitions.

    Edit: Political economy is a science (even if a "soft"/social one) and the scientific method of analysis requires clear terms.

    Of course we are also talking about Philosophy here, but even there, useful discussion cannot be had without consensus of basic definitions.

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