Javier's review
Chomsky on Anarchism
by Noam Chomsky
Javier's review
Chomsky on Anarchism by Noam Chomsky
Javier's review
rating:
bookshelves:
anarchism,
collegeleisuretime
I must say, I found this series of essays rather disappointing. This is my first encounter with Noam Chomsky, and I found what he said to be rather basic (which, of course, is not to say that it shouldn't be said or heard). I found him to be far less radical than I was expecting/hoping; I suppose I find Murray Bookchin's anarchism much more appealing.
I suppose my biggest problem with Chomsky's thoughts here is his valorizing of progressive, state-implemented reformism--which is not to suggest that impoverished individuals, for example, should be denied state assistance precisely because it provided by the state. It is, however, to be wary of the limits of state-based reforms in the struggle for human dignity and self-realization--something I think Chomsky under-appreciates where other anarchist thinkers do not.
I suppose my biggest problem with Chomsky's thoughts here is his valorizing of progressive, state-implemented reformism--which is not to suggest that impoverished individuals, for example, should be denied state assistance precisely because it provided by the state. It is, however, to be wary of the limits of state-based reforms in the struggle for human dignity and self-realization--something I think Chomsky under-appreciates where other anarchist thinkers do not.
