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This 7 page paper looks at the political and philosophical ideas of anarchism and communitarianism, examining the basic concepts in looking at the way in which they discuss the concept of community and free association of citizens to the state. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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of citizens to the state. When examining these two schools of thought it may be surprising to find that they are not as far removed from each other as is
often assumed. The term anarchy is derived from the Greek ana meaning without and arche meaning rule, which is often interpreted as meaning without order (Kropotkin, 1998, p5). However, anarchy
does not mean without order, as despite the common usage of the term anarchists are not in favor of chaotic disorder (Kropotkin, 1998, p5). In reality there are a number
of different an anarchist schools of thought, but there are some commonalities which are found within all of the approaches, the most important of which, and a core characteristic of
anarchy is opposition to compulsory government. Indeed, when writing all anarchy Proudhon used the term "an archist" as a way of differentiating from opposition to order, in order to indicate
that the term was to characterize an opposition to power (Novak, 1958, p325). The way in which the individual the community can be considered in the context of the states
will vary depending upon the school of anarchy which is being considered, as there are approaches which vary from extreme individualism through to extreme collectivism. This reflects in the way
that the state is seen, however, just as there is opposition to power in all schools of thought, there is also a general belief that government is both harmful and
unnecessary. In a philosophical context the general approach of anarchists believe that a minimal state may need to exist, as a temporary construct a necessary evil existing to provide some
sort of order; it effectively it is a "necessary evil" (Klosko, 2005, p4). However, within this framework of political thought it is clearly stated that there is no moral obligation
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