In Defense of Anarchism

Author: (USA) Wolf
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Naming the book "A Defense of Anarchism" requires audacity, while writing it beautifully requires great talent. Professor Wolf possesses both. Anarchy is often thrown into the trash heap of ideology or used as material for editorial tirades, soiled for so long that it deserves a wise reassessment. Professor Wolf's masterpiece is meticulously crafted with this goal in mind, starting from his naive faith in "traditional democratic theory" and guiding readers through a political ordeal. Compared to utopian anarchism, which emerged as a strong reaction against early capitalist states, Wolf's anarchism leans more towards a theoretical argument against the possibility of legitimate authority, with little concern for reality. The Chinese edition also includes another essay by Wolf on anarchism and a critique of Wolf's views by Frankfurt, in order to provide readers with a more comprehensive understanding of Wolf's anarchism theory.