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kennnedyexe's review against another edition
5.0
I always recommend Chomsky to anyone that will listen. His way of thinking, speaking, writing, is incredibly accessible and he takes care to break down academic barriers that would otherwise prevent people from seeking out or being able to understand theory or hopefulness even, for what could be. On Anarchism is a wonderful example of this as it is written almost conversationally, and even has some varying formats of communication, including some essay form, some interview transcript form, etc. Just because this is the way things are, doesn't mean this is the way things have to be. we can hope for something better.
robrogan's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting!
Okay 2 takeaways:
1. Anarchy does not have the same meaning in the rest of the world as it does in the USA. Apparently it’s much more like an extreme democracy where people have collective decisions, but there’s also this layer of no money. You don’t own anything, nobody else does either. You are free.
2. Just because there’s no current example of this form of social order doesn’t mean it can’t exist. There was no semblance of democracy 500 years ago and look where we are now.
Okay 2 takeaways:
1. Anarchy does not have the same meaning in the rest of the world as it does in the USA. Apparently it’s much more like an extreme democracy where people have collective decisions, but there’s also this layer of no money. You don’t own anything, nobody else does either. You are free.
2. Just because there’s no current example of this form of social order doesn’t mean it can’t exist. There was no semblance of democracy 500 years ago and look where we are now.
sampauwels's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Very basic. I would only recommend this to someone who has absolutely no baseline understanding of anarchism. Even then, I would probably only recommend it to Americans. It is very usa-centric and I often felt like the reader was just presumed to be American in a way idk.
lucazani11's review against another edition
4.0
...man never regards what he possesses as so much his own, as what he does; and the labourer who tends a garden is perhaps in a truer sense its owner, than the listless voluptuary who enjoys its fruits... In view of this consideration," it seems as if all peasants and craftsmen might be elevated into artists; that is, men who love their labour for its own sake, improve it by their own plastic genius and inventive skill, and thereby cultivate their intellect, ennoble their character, and exalt and refine their pleasures. And so humanity would be ennobled by the very things which now, though beautiful in themselves, so often serve to degrade it... But, still, freedom is undoubtedly the indispensable condition, without which even the pursuits most congenial to individual human nature, can never succeed in producing such salutary influences.
Whatever does not spring from a man's free choice, or is only the result of instruction and guidance, does not enter into his very being, but remains alien to his true nature; he does not perform it with truly human energies, but merely with mechanical exactness.
Not particularly interested in anarchism, but the final chapter, on freedom and language, is worth revisiting. Wanting to read Chomsky’s writings on Palestine, but figured I’d get a feel for the guy first.
Whatever does not spring from a man's free choice, or is only the result of instruction and guidance, does not enter into his very being, but remains alien to his true nature; he does not perform it with truly human energies, but merely with mechanical exactness.
Not particularly interested in anarchism, but the final chapter, on freedom and language, is worth revisiting. Wanting to read Chomsky’s writings on Palestine, but figured I’d get a feel for the guy first.
danacanterino's review against another edition
3.0
3/5
Es un libro interesante y me gustó mucho la manera que tiene Chomsky de redactar y llegar a su punto. No es seco, es dinámico y te engancha, a pesar de que toca temas un poquito pesados.
Y aunque me gustó el libro, creo que no hubo cohesión. Parecían trabajos individuales puestos de forma lineal, pero que no se sentía armónico.
Es un libro interesante y me gustó mucho la manera que tiene Chomsky de redactar y llegar a su punto. No es seco, es dinámico y te engancha, a pesar de que toca temas un poquito pesados.
Y aunque me gustó el libro, creo que no hubo cohesión. Parecían trabajos individuales puestos de forma lineal, pero que no se sentía armónico.
spav's review against another edition
4.0
Engaging and powerful reasons to think of anarchism as a grassroots movement that can build a perfectly functioning society.
I found the last chapter on the link between linguistics and freedom not as engaging, though, the connections are clearly exposed.
Ni dieu ni maître!
I found the last chapter on the link between linguistics and freedom not as engaging, though, the connections are clearly exposed.
Ni dieu ni maître!
inoshishiboy's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
Enlightening introduction to anarchism which corrects common misconceptions, highlights important overlooked histories, and inspires critical thinking.