June 2015 - The Libertarian Labyrinth

Chapter from an erotic tale, 1848

June 24, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

There are some interesting items tucked away in the works of Bakunin, but I’m not sure I have come across one as peculiar as this “Ebauche d’un conte érotique” (fragment of an erotic tale), from […]

Dedication to Sofija Karlovna Mel’gunova, 1845

June 22, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

To be free and to liberate others, that is the secret of life. Women have this vocation just as much as men. I would even add, contrary to the generally accepted idea that only a […]

Bakunin to Proudhon, November 11, 1864

June 22, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

November 11, Paris My dear Proudhon – I have just arrived in Paris and I will remain here only a very few days. You friend, and now mine also, Felix Delhasse has given me your […]

Bakunin — A fragment on life and spirit (1837)

June 21, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] No 1 My Notes September 4, 1837 Yes, life is sheer happiness; to live means to understand, to understand life; evil does not exist, all is […]

Libertarian socialist historiography

June 4, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

Recently, I’ve been looking at some very interesting work by René Berthier and Gaston Leval, some of it relating to the familiar question of just how anarchists have used the language of anarchy (anarchist, anarchist, […]

Bakunin to Elisée Reclus, February 15, 1875

June 1, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

February 15, 1875 – Lugano My very dear friend, I thank you so much for your kind words. I have never doubted your friendship. That feeling has always been mutual and I judge yours by […]

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Month: June 2015