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| State: In political philosophy, the state (polity) is a centralized political organization with authority over a defined territory and population. It enforces laws, maintains order, and exercises governance through various institutions. See also Society, Nations, Governance, Institutions, Power, Law, Laws, Rights, Jurisdiction, Legislation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Pyotr Alexeevich Kropotkin on State (Polity) - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 29 State/Kropotkin: Thesis: In the centuries after the Middle Ages, the states on the continent and in the British Isles systematically eradicated all institutions in which the tendency towards mutual assistance had previously found its expression. […] The usurpation of all social functions by the state had to promote the development of an unbridled, mentally limited individualism.(1) VsKropotkin: 1. He does not identify the real enemy here: the states do not act, they are always groups of people. This leads him to an idealized and unhistorical representation of social life. >Community, >Society, >Solidarity. VsKropotkin: 2. He falls into a dualism of repressive state on the one hand and a life context based on mutual solidarity on the other. That there could also be freedom in the state and oppression in the community was obviously beyond his imagination. >Freedom, >State. 1. Pjotr Alexejewitsch Kropotkin, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, London 1902. Dt.: Peter Kropotkin, Gegenseitige Hilfe in der Tier- und Menschenwelt. Mit einem Nachwort neu herausgegeben von Henning Ritter, Frankfurt/M./Berlin/Wien 1975, S. 210f._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Kropot I Peter Kropotkin Gegenseitige Hilfe in der Tier- und Menschenwelt Frankfurt/Berlin/Wien 1975 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28