Anarchism is a political theory, which aims to create a society within which individuals freely co-operate together as equals. Anarchism opposes all forms of hierarchical control, including state or capitalist. Anarchism, consequently, is a political theory that aims to create a society, which is without political, economic or social hierarchies. It sees these as being harmful to the individual and their individuality and also unnecessary. Anarchists retain that anarchy, the absence of rulers, is a …showed first 75 words of 480 total…

…showed last 75 words of 480 total…government and opposition to capitalism. Anarchism is both positive and negative, it analyses and critiques current society while at the same time offering a vision of a potential new society. This is a society that fulfils certain human needs, which the current one denies. These needs, at their most basic, are liberty, equality and unity. Liberty without equality is only liberty for the powerful, and equality without liberty is impossible and a justification for slavery.