Peter Kropotkin

[TBrown87]

Peter Kropotkin was one of the foremost anarchist writers of the late 19th and early 20th century. I think there are a lot of good points in his work, but I'm interested to know how you mx folks feel about him.

Links, if you haven't read: http://flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/kropotkin/index.html

I'm interested in opinions on Anarchist Morality in particular.

[Der Übermensch]

I'll take proudhon or bakunin over the anarchist prince any day.

[TBrown87]

Why is that?

[Der Übermensch]

Co-operation with the Russian Revolutionary government.

[siva_chair]

Of the 19th century anarchists, I really like Lysander Spooner, Gustave de Molinari, and Henry David Thoreau. Tucker and Proudhon are also good reads.

[pooble]

thoreau is great man, probably my favorite. i have not read molinari or spooner but i have for the longest time tried to find some of their writings in used book stores to no avail. id like to read some very much though.

id like to read proudhon as well, especially the letters proudhon exchanged with frederic bastiat.

[siva_chair]

Thoreau is one of my favorite writers, both political and non-political, tbh.

I think I have a copy of Molinari's Production of Security somewhere around here. It's definitely worth checking out.

[thedriveinfan]

thoreau is the only one ive actually read and he just blows my mind, he writes so well its just fun to read.
but ive heard of some of these cats, never really researched and got any of their material tho, any recommendations?

[pooble]

yea, generally i think thoreau is more known for his prose and writing id say, than his anarchist beliefs, but that may not be true, civil disobedience is pretty popular. i dont think its read in schools though.

[thedriveinfan]

i remember reading civil disobedience in high school, then about a couple yrs ago i bought walden and it came with civil disobedience and a bunch of other writings, walden is great, very philosophical and reads very romantically

[TBrown87]

Co-operation with the Russian Revolutionary government.

Have you read his letter to Lenin? Not exactly cooperative.

[peeted]

I also read civil disobedience in school, good read, quite well argued stuff. Probibly my favorite of the anarchist bunch, not that i have read much on the subject in about 2 years.

[Der Übermensch]

Have you read his letter to Lenin? Not exactly cooperative.

I was talking about the pre-Bolshevik. Kerensky.

[Iskandar]

What's so terrible about Kerensky? He was ineffective at worst.

[TBrown87]

I was talking about the pre-Bolshevik. Kerensky.

As to that, a lot of well known anarchists initially supported the Russian Revolution.

[siva_chair]

thoreau is the only one ive actually read and he just blows my mind, he writes so well its just fun to read.
but ive heard of some of these cats, never really researched and got any of their material tho, any recommendations?

Well, are you more of a collectivist, or an individualist?