It’s kind of a trick question. The philosophy of anarchy, like most areas of thought, is nuanced and diverse. There’s a lot to explore in this rich intellectual tradition and SFL’s next upcoming Virtual Reading Group is designed to do just that. We can’t promise that you’ll have a clearer idea of how to answer this question after the experience, but we can promise you’ll learn a lot about different anarchist theorists and work through some of the practical problems of anarchism as a group.

While some associate anarchism with violence and chaos, most philosophical proponents of anarchism have something more subtle in mind – and not always the same thing. The readings for this program explore how social order and legal systems can arise independently of centralized political authority and in fact avoid violence and chaos. The selected readings are a combination of theoretical and historical studies, allowing us to discuss both the logical coherence and the practicality of proposed approaches to non-state social order.

Apply now to join this next VRG: Anarchy: Theory and Practice with Dr. Aeon Skoble of Bridgewater State University

Meeting times are: Tuesdays, June 7 – July 12 12pm EDT
Application deadline: Friday, June 3