Month: February 2018

Glossary

Authority and Authority-effects

February 10, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
A CONTR’UN GLOSSARY RELATED POSTS: But what about the children? (A note on tutelage) Bakunin and Proudhon / Authority and Anarchy Anarchy and its Uses The “authority” of the bootmaker Mikhail Bakunin, “What is Authority” (1870) Authority: The OED presents a wide range of definitions, of which the one most pertinent to anarchist concerns is (II.2) “Power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience; moral, legal, or political supremacy.” The general heading (II.) is “Power to enforce obedience or compliance, or a party possessing it” and this is distinguished from the following set of definitions (III), which […]
Contr'un

Anarchy: Historical, Abstract and Resultant

February 9, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
  What follows is a look at three possible senses of anarchy related to Proudhon’s work, together with a sketch of their possible relations as developments from one another. The intention here is to simply present some basic definitions as a kind of hypothetical framework, which can then be tested against close readings of the relevant texts. Historical anarchy: In a society organized around the principle of authority, resistance appears as anarchy, whether it is the active resistance of those oppressed or simply the friction generated by the contradictions of an authority-based society. This is the sense that Proudhon most […]
Sébastien Faure
encyclopedia front matter

Anarchist Encyclopedia: Preamble

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] L’ENCYCLOPÉDIE ANARCHISTE est placée sous la direction de Sébastien FAURE. La Rédaction en est assurée par : des théoriciens, militants et écrivains anarchistes ; des théoriciens, militants et écrivains syndicalistes ; des théoriciens, militants et écrivains révolutionnaires ; des spécialistes et techniciens sans parti. Bien-être pour tous! Liberté pour tous! Rien par la contrainte: Tout par l’entente libre! Tel est l’Idéal des Anarchistes. Il n’en existe pas de plus précis, de plus humain, de plus élevé. L’ENCYCLOPÉDIE ANARCHISTE n’est pas une entreprise commerciale, c’est une œuvre d’éducation libertaire. Ceux qui la rédigent et ceux qui […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — front matter

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: Front matter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z translated entries [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA is under the direction of Sébastien FAURE. Its Composition is insured by: anarchist theorists, militants and writers; syndicalist theorists, militants and writers; revolutionary theorists, militants and writers; specialists and technicians without party. Well-being for all! Liberty for all! Nothing by constraint: Everything by free agreement! Such is the Ideal of the Anarchists. There exists […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — Z

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: Preface A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z translated entries   ZÉLATEUR, TRICE ZEALOT The term zealot can be applied to anyone, man or woman, who devotes himself or herself to a movement, a doctrine, or a party. But the use of this word has become very rare in everyday language: usually, it even carries a shade of mockery towards the person thus described. A zealot is, in the minds of many, an individual whose brain is unbalanced […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — V

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
VACANCES VALEUR (LA) ET LES CONSÉQUENCES DE SON ABOLITION VANDALISME VANITÉ VAUTOUR VÉGÉTALISME VÉGÉTARIEN (FR/EN) VEGETARIAN n. From the Latin adjective vegetus, which means to vegetate, which has been synonymous with vigorous, since that word vegetate, taken in its literal sense, expresses everything that grows normally, and consequently vigorously. — One who practices vegetarianism. VÉGÉTARISME VÉNALITÉ VENT VÉRITÉ VERITE (LA) ET L’ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE VERTU et VICE VIE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE (RÉFLEXIONS SUR LA) VIOLENCE ANARCHISTE (LA) VIRGINITÉ VIVRE VOL VOLCAN VOLONTÉ VOLUPTÉ  
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — U

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: Preface A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z translated entries ULTRAMONTANISME UNITÉ (FR/EN) UNIT or UNITY. n. In capitalist and hierarchical society, we improperly call “units” or “unities” particular agreements on common ends to any groupings. But these so-called unities, generally sectarian and partial — and even contradictory among themselves — sooner or later lead, except in rare exceptions, to conflicts, painful splits, and fiercely hostile oppositions. We know, moreover, that any organization involving the privilege of function […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — T

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
TABAC (DE L’INFLUENCE DE SA CULTURE SUR LA MENTALITE DU PAYSAN FRANCAIS) TABOU TACHERON TACHERONAT TARTUFE TAYLORISME TÉLÉGRAPHIE TÉLÉGRAPHIE SANS FIL TÉLÉPATHIE TÉLÉPHONE TÉLÉPHONIE SANS FIL ou RADIOPHONIE TÉLESCOPE TÉLÉSCOPE TÉLÉVISION TEMPÉRAMENTS (ET GOÛTS) TEMPÉRANCE TEMPS (Mesure du) TEMPS (MODERNES) TERRE TERRORISME TERTIAIRE TEST THAUMATURGE THÉÂTRE LE THÉÂTRE ET L’ÉGLISE. LE THÉÂTRE DANS L’ANTIQUITÉ. LA RENAISSANCE ET LA TRAGÉDIE CLASSIQUE. LE DRAME ET LA COMÉDIE MODERNES. LE THÉÂTRE PENDANT LA RÉVOLUTION ET L’EMPIRE. LE THÉÂTRE ROMANTIQUE. LE THÉÂTRE CONTEMPORAIN. THÉISME THÉODICÉE THÉOLOGIE THÉOSOPHIE THÈSE TOLÉRANCE TOLSTOÏSME TOTEM, TOTEMISME TRADITION TRADITIONALISME TRANSITOIRE (PÉRIODE) TRANSITOIRE (PÉRIODE) TRAVAIL TRAVAIL (et SURMENAGE) TRAVAIL (LE) […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — S

February 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
SABBAT SABOTAGE SACERDOCE SACREMENT SACRIFICE SAGE SAGESSE SAINT-OFFICE SAINT-SIÈGE SALAIRE SALARIAT SALUT (ARMÉE DU) SANATORIUM SANTÉ SATIRE SAVANTS (LES) ET LA FOI SAVOIR SCANDALE SCEPTICISME SCEPTICISME SCHISME SCIENCE SCOLASTIQUE SCULPTURE SECTAIRE SECTATEUR SECTE SÉCURITÉ SÉISME SEIZE (le manifeste des) SÉLECTION SENS (ESTHÉTIQUE) SENSATION SENSIBILITÉ SENSUALISME SERVAGE SEXOLOGIE SEXUALISME SEXUELLE (MORALE) SILLON — SILLONISME SIMONIE SINCERE SIONISME SNOBISME SOCIABILITÉ SOCIALISATION SOCIALISME, COLLECTIVISME, COMMUNISME SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS SOCIÉTÉ FUTURE (la) SOCIETES SECRETES SOCIOLOGIE SOL SOLDAT SOLEIL SOLIDARISME (biocosmique) SOLIDARITÉ SOLITUDE SOPHISME SORCELLERIE, SORCIERS SORT SOTTISE SOVIET SOVIETS (LES) SPECTACLE SPECTATEUR SPECTRALE (ANALYSE) SPIRITISME SPIRITUALISME SPORT STÉRILITÉ STIRNÉRISME (LE) STOÏCISME STRATÉGIE STUPÉFIANT SUBJECTIF, […]