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Człowiek przeciw państwu. Rozumienie istoty władzy w anarchokolektywizmie Michała Bakunina
An Individual Facing the State: On the Essence of Power, according to Bakunin’s Anarcho-collectivism

Author(s): Jacek Uglik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Political Philosophy, 19th Century Philosophy, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: Mikhail Bakunin; anti-statism; anti-theism; the church; the State; power; freedom;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the approach of Mikhail Bakunin, a Russian thinker, to the problem of power. Bakunin, an anarcho-collectivist, opposed any kind of power as having a degenerating effect on individuals and causing intellectual and moral aberration. In his critique of power, Bakunin adopts a radical anti-statist and anti-theist stance, hitting against the State and the Church, and arguing for their abolishment. This article analyzes Bakunin’s arguments against all forms of power, as can be traced in his writings.

  • Issue Year: 33/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 102-117
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish