- anarchism
- The theory or doctrine that all States are unnecessary, oppressive, and undesirable and should be abolished.
Comment: This is the [i]American Heritage College Dictionary[/i] definition quoted in Caplan's [url=http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan/anarfaq.htm]Anarchist Theory FAQ[/url], but with "State" substituted for the less accurate "government." (See def for "government" to learn why it's less accurate in this context.)
- anarcho-capitalism
- anarchism conjoined with a preferrence for a sticky property system. (i.e. capitalist, Lockean property)
- anarcho-socialism
- anarchism conjoined with a preferrence for a non-sticky property system. (i.e. usufruct property and/or communal ownership schemes).
- classical anarchism
- 19th anarcho-socialism characterized by the ideas of people such as Michael Bakunan and Peter Kropotkin.
- panarchism
- the idea that people should be able to choose among various governing entities, i.e. may shop for the best options and easily switch agencies.
Comment: All anarchists are panarchists, but not all panarchists are anarchists. E.g. Someone might prefer panarchism so that he may join a monarchy. Panarchism refers to the foreign policy of a society, whereas anarchism refers to the internal arrangements, the domestic policy. Read the definitive original essay: [url=http://ozarkia.net/bill/bill/anarchism/library/Panarchy.html]Panarchy[/url] by P. E. de Puydt, 1860.
- capitalism
- 1. a system of property which satisfies these conditions:
capitalism - a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, esp freedom of association and trade, in which sticky (private, neo-Lockean) property is permissable.
2. a system of property which satisfies these conditions:
- Unowned entities may be homesteaded.
- Ownership generally continues until a consentual exchange is made. ("sticky" property)
- Abandonment criteria are strict.
- socialism
- a system of property which satisfies these conditions:
- Unowned entities may be homesteaded.
- Ownership generally continues only during use by owner. ("usufruct" property)
- Abandonment criteria are lax.
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- NAP Non-Aggression Principle
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- contractarianism
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- natural law
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- rights
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1. (general moral rights) "Individuals' moral claims to freedom of action." (Tara Smith, [url=http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/books/other/moral.html]Moral Rights and Political Freedom[/url]. [i]General moral rights are rights held by everyone, in contrast with special rights held by an individual by virtue of past actions or a particular relationship.[/i]
2. (commercial rights) a claim on property or the perogative to do some specified action relating to property.
Comment: You've got to be really careful not to equivocate these two definitions.
- minarchist
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- minimal state
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- ultra-minimal state
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- State
- 1. (historical) the organization of legitimized plunder (Oppenheimer)
2. (legalistic) an organization with an effective monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a particular geographic area
3. (Rothbard) that organization in society which attempts to maintain, and is generally successful at maintaining, a coercive geographical monopoly over ultimate control of the law (i.e., on the courts and police, etc.)--this is a feature of all governments; as well, historically speaking, it has always been the case that it is the only organization in society that legally obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for contracted services rendered but by coercion.
Comment: 3 is basically conjoining 1 and 2. Thanks, Mikko, for "geographical."
- government
- 1. State
2. an organization intended to secure the rights of individuals
3. the person or persons who organize and lead and/or exert a guiding influence over an organization.
Comments: The distinction between 1 and 2 is discussed by Albert Jay Nock in chapter 2 'The Origins of State and Class' in Our Enemy the State (whole book online!!!).
Definition 2 is practically synonymous with PDA (private defense agency)
Definition 3 is rarely used in political discussion except perhaps to obfuscate, as Tetra aptly noted.
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- conflict theory of state
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- contract theory of state
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- Law of Equal Freedom
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- authoritarianism
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- totalitarianism
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