How can Stoicism, a philosophy that has largely come down to us from the hierarchical, centralised, Roman Empire and whose most famous adherent was an absolute Monarch, be reconciled with Anarchy?
I feel that the people who claim Stoicism is irreconcilable with Anarchism are exposed only through the most popular consumerist aspects of Stoic philosophy, and not through some of the deeper academic works (which is a discussion in and of itself relating to things like transparency and accessibility). Academics like Schofield, Dawson, Reydams-Schils, Whiting and Konstantakos (whom you have mentioned), Gill, etc., all help to illuminate how Anarchism and Stoicism can slot in together (not perfectly, of course, but in a far better way than the somewhat authoritarian presentation of aspects of Modern Stoicism would promote). In fact, I was a (lay, not academic) Stoic before I considered myself a Leftist, and there is a very direct throughline from my Stoicism to my Left Anarchist beliefs and attitudes.
Thank you, yes on much the same path - I've just been pointed onto Han Ryner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Ryner and will be doing some more research and writing there.
Oh, excellent, thank you, as well. My Anarchist theory tends to be a lot more ad hoc than my Stoic. I've been mulling over more dedicated discussions of the intersection of Anarchism and Stoicism, so finding your writings (off of the Anarchist Library) was a good one. Cheers!
I feel that the people who claim Stoicism is irreconcilable with Anarchism are exposed only through the most popular consumerist aspects of Stoic philosophy, and not through some of the deeper academic works (which is a discussion in and of itself relating to things like transparency and accessibility). Academics like Schofield, Dawson, Reydams-Schils, Whiting and Konstantakos (whom you have mentioned), Gill, etc., all help to illuminate how Anarchism and Stoicism can slot in together (not perfectly, of course, but in a far better way than the somewhat authoritarian presentation of aspects of Modern Stoicism would promote). In fact, I was a (lay, not academic) Stoic before I considered myself a Leftist, and there is a very direct throughline from my Stoicism to my Left Anarchist beliefs and attitudes.
Thank you, yes on much the same path - I've just been pointed onto Han Ryner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Ryner and will be doing some more research and writing there.
Oh, excellent, thank you, as well. My Anarchist theory tends to be a lot more ad hoc than my Stoic. I've been mulling over more dedicated discussions of the intersection of Anarchism and Stoicism, so finding your writings (off of the Anarchist Library) was a good one. Cheers!
Just so happens that I'm both a fledgling stoic and a burgeoning anarchist, so this was helpful and illuminating - thanks!
You're welcome!