What criticisms have been made of anarchism?
• “An anarchist society, lacking any central coercive authority, would quickly degenerate into violent chaos.” • The Marxist critique of left-anarchism • The minarchists’ attack on anarcho-capitalism • The conservative critique of anarchism • “We are already in a state of anarchy.” • What other anarchist viewpoints are there? • What moral justifications have been offered for anarchism? • What are the major debates between anarchists? What are the recurring arguments? • “X is not ‘true anarchism.'” • “Anarchism of variant X is unstable and will lead to the re-emergence of the state.” • “In an anarchist society in which both systems X and Y existed, X would inevitably outcompete Y.” • “Anarchism of type X would be worse than the state.” • Etc. • How would anarchists handle the “public goods” problem? • The concept and uses of Pareto optimality in economics • The public goods problem • Are anarchists pacifists? • Tolstoyan absolute pacifism • Pacifism as opposition to war • Have there bee
