Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. An oft-tackled question by anarchists is on the difference between rulers and leaders. In general usage, the difference seems clear, but…
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On Anarchy V
Anarchy is the absence of rulers, but what “ruler” means depends on one’s theory of rulers. Likewise for theories of property, authority, coercion, autonomy, occupancy, use, abandonment, appropriation, and on and on. What’s important, I think, is to remember that for whatever our theories of these concepts amount to, rather than imposing them on others,…
On Occupancy-and-Use II
I have no quarrel with the occupancy-and-use property norm espoused by left anarchists so long as that entails what I consider reasonable theories of occupancy, use, abandonment, and appropriation. These are: 1) occupancy consists of possession by the owner or his agent, 2) use consists of deploying occupied property as a means of accomplishing a…
On Occupancy-and-Use
The occupancy-and-use property norm espoused by left anarchists seems to assume that there’s only one plot of land (in total) for everyone on earth, and anyone trying to hoard it for themselves is an evil capitalist pig and may be forthwith discarded by any means necessary. Of course, the earth is mostly empty, and if…
On Anarchy IV
Anarchy is the absence of rulers. In my opinion, rulers are initiators of aggression. Aggression is an uninvited boundary crossing, or trespass. But this begs the question: what counts as a boundary? This comes down to one’s theory of property. This seems to me to be the greatest schism within anarchist thought. Left anarchists oppose…
Episode 054 – A Conversation on Anarchism (0h49m)
Episode 054 is a conversation on the philosophy of anarchism, including the contrast between left and right anarchists on property norms and how this relates to voluntaryism, as well as the application of Phil’s allegorical imperative to anarchism. Listen to Episode 054 (0h49m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Blog Post, “On Anarchism“Wikipedia.org, “Anarchism“Skyler’s Column, “Voluntaryism: One…
On Anarchism
In my opinion, anarchism is the philosophy of non-aggression. Aggression is an uninvited boundary crossing, a trespass. Rulers, by definition, are initiators of aggression. They trespass on the bodies and property of those they rule. Hence, anarchism, as the philosophy of “without rulers”, is the philosophy of non-aggression. The initiation of aggression is incompatible with…
An Attempt at a Universal Ethic I: Introduction
Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. Morality and ethics is a contentious area of philosophy, but I don’t think it needs to be. Rather, if we peel…
On Morality II
I think that morality and ethics is an objective science. If morality is “the proper behavior for a person in society,” (moralis) which I consider it so, then that behavior which maintains the society (community, fraternity) between people may be considered moral, and that behavior which destroys the society between people, immoral. Good and well, but…
Toward a Free Society – Full Book
Toward a Free Society A Short Guide on Building a Culture of Liberty by Skyler J. Collins, Published 2015 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalPaperback ($6) and other digital formats found here. Preface This isn’t my first publication, but it is my first publication that I authored entirely. Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting…