Tag Archives: History
Understanding the Pentagon: Intent, Construction, and Development
Would Enlightenment Philosophers Endorse Modern Capitalism?

Considering the past three centuries of economic development, how would Enlightenment philosophers critique modern capitalism? Has the West’s economic structure developed as they hoped? Would they approve of modern state-capitalism? These questions are crucial to uncovering the current applicability of Enlightenment ideals.
The Dilemmas of Authority and Contractarianism (Hobbes, 1651)
Madison’s Fear of Pure Democracy
The Beginnings of World Civilization
Studying the Historical Communes of Paris and Barcelona

By utilizing primary sources of two influential socialist uprisings (The Paris Commune of 1871 and Revolutionary Catalonia in 1936) in conjunction with the ideas of philosophers Peter Kropotkin and George Orwell, this article explores the revolutionary values and objectives of collectivist anarchism.