Now it is said in general that Anarchism rejects property,[15] or at
least private property;[16] now a distinction is made between
Communistic and Individualistic,[17] or even between Communistic,
Collectivistic, and Individualistic Anarchism.[18]
Now it is asserted that Anarchism conceives of its realization as taking
place through crime,[19] especially through a violent revolution[20] and
by the help of the propaganda of deed;[21] now, again, that Anarchism
rejects violent tactics and the propaganda of deed,[22] or that these
are at least not necessary constituents of Anarchism.[23]
3. Two demands must be made of everybody who undertakes to produce a
scientific work on Anarchism.
First, he must be acquainted with the most important Anarchistic
writings. Here, to be sure, one meets great difficulties. Anarchistic
writings are very scantily represented in our public libraries. They are
in part so rare that it is extremely difficult for an individual to
acquire even the most prominent of them. So it is not strange that of
all works on Anarchism only one is based on a comprehensive knowledge of
the sources. This is a pamphlet which appeared anonymously in New York
in 1894, "_Die historische Entwickelung des Anarchismus_" which in
sixteen pages gives a concise presentation that attests an astonishing
acquaintance with the most various Anarchistic writings. The two large
works, _"L'anarchia e gli anarchici, studio storico e politico di E.
Sernicoli_" 2 vol., Milano, 1894, and "_Der Anarchismus, kritische
Geschichte der anarchistischen Theorie von E. V. Zenker_," Jena, 1895,
are at least in part founded on a knowledge of Anarchistic writings.
Second, he who would produce a scientific work on Anarchism must be
equally at home in jurisprudence, in economics, and in philosophy.
Anarchism judges juridical institutions with reference to their economic
effects, and from the standpoint of some philosophy or other. Therefore,
to penetrate its essence and not fall a victim to all possible
misunderstandings, one must be familiar with those concepts of
philosophy, jurisprudence, and economics which it applies or has a
relation to. This demand is best met, among all works on Anarchism, by
Rudolf Stammler's pamphlet, "_Die Theorie des Anarchismus_," Berlin,
1894.
FOOTNOTES:
[2] "_Der Anarchismus und seine Traeger_" pp. 124, 125, 127; Reichesberg
p. 27.
[3] Lenz p. 3.
[4] Bernatzik pp. 2, 3.
[5] Lenz p. 5.
[6] Crispi.
[7] Van Hamel p. 112.
[8] Adler p. 321.
[9] Reichesberg p. 13.
[10] Stammler pp. 2, 4, 34, 36; Lenz pp. 1, 4.
[11] Silio p. 145; Garraud p. 12; Reichesberg p. 16; Tripels p. 253.
[12] Bernstein p. 359; Bernatzik p. 3.
[13] Reichesberg p. 30.
[14] Lombroso p. 31.
[15] Silio p. 145; Dubois p. 213.
[16] Lombroso p. 31; Proal p. 50.
[17] Rienzi p. 9; Stammler pp. 28-31; Merlino pp. 18, 27; Shaw p. 23.
[18] "_Die historische Entwickelung des Anarchismus_" p. 16; Zenker p.
161.
[19] Garraud p. 6; Lenz p. 5.
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