Journal of Libertarian Studies

Moral Development and Critiques of Anarchism

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The most obvious and widely shared criticism of anarchism is that it is, quite simply, impractical. It is argued that people need the state and government in order to survive. Humans are, to the critics, by nature or socialization greedy and uncooperative, and the state is needed to protect people from one another.

Volume 8, Number 2 (1987)

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Peterson, Steven A. “Moral Development and Critiques of Anarchism.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 8, No. 2 (1987): 237–245.

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