Anarchism is a political tradition that aims for a social organization without imposed domination or hierarchy, based on real freedom and equality, self-management, and voluntary cooperation.
It critiques authority that is imposed without consent, while not excluding organization or rules: it seeks forms of democratic, decentralized, and accountable power, inheriting from horizontal federalism and direct democracy.
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Summary:
0:00 - Introduction: can a society be organized without a master?
1:08 - A critique of domination
3:21 - The search for an order without domination
4:19 - The different anarchisms
5:48 - Objections to anarchism
7:34 - The relevance of anarchism
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