Anthropology, ecology and anarchism

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Contents

Acknowrsugments
Introduction by Peter Masha
Profaze

2 Therise ard Fal of Li Human Sujal A988

2. In efence of Reasm ancl Tuth; Cele] Reflections un the
Anthropelegical Followers of Heloegger (2967)

3. Anthnopology anc anerchis 1998)

4 Burhism, Anarchy, and Eclogy 1909)

Capitals he Cremy of Natur 2003)

5 Dew Wo Earth: Tribute wo Three Ploneer Ecolgists (2206)

7 Global anti Capitalsr (2098)

8 Peopic withoutGowernment (2007)

9 Reflections on the ‘New Anarchism’ (2008)

4310 PualfRocksr: The Gents Anarchist{2008)

21 The Folitcal Legacy at Murray BooktFin (20¢5)

203
et
148
153

12 Kropotkinand the Boststructuraist Critique of Anarchism (2008) 373

12 Ecology and Sacilsm (20-0)

4. The Rewokitinary Soria sm af Pete Kropatkn (2032)

25 Anarctism Ivédualiom, and South in an Faragers:
Mematies and Refections (203)

About the Authors
Index

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction
by Peter Marshall

ria Morris ore uuuy things bu ‘es boveall: peofesurectis
iantbropolog, Use days Ubotorate research on ba er qetberees
ie Souttct ula le 4s ee plate ic Mo-avisnd raed toa ior
interes in te pecpieaniruals and ‘sets of at county He has hed 2
passlouate concera with natuoal stony and esology 3a
‘oops many seinge inclnée the fll lengt’s ees Fe Traders
Antraplacat Sino Rael 8.) Wiser Coneptons of the iwi!
(son .2ed dtrpotgy afte Sef 7994) Hosays hate cometa anerchiam
i the 19508 hen he mat an aazecest wh pesended him ef the :mipor.
‘ance of feed, 1 East xct him in the ‘assis Research
(Ceou> ative tntitue of Historical Revarch at Lancen Univctgy ond
‘save kept intcushon and offerersines Hohasnotan'y weer ahexrct
‘acarl historians and pronsers af whar te c2s "Fologir| Hnnantsn
Sat fulblengch acadics of the Rugsian avarcise chinks Razunin ad
Sopot, He nec mom inagived the lace thinker, especialy by his
‘exphasizon mutual ad andhis dees ecological seneilige Te og ready
rnicenin 996 collection of ceapscalled Fisapy aid anarchy

“The presen eaMectian,ror~s'ring hig ileres, in anepulogy,
sonlogyané anarchism, rrherefare ro be mnenly welcomed, Many cf the
faeaaps ev revere have heen piblished Fn ca sarage'yobsrne fon
nal agi cogether here They are su aly
prt acceseibiesevat te yet belesaiog's weta Dhl; hste=valyet oes
‘édleessingbtcaingivuesul Leds. As ever Mezrsis a prolie polymath,
owt ong nl ll Cis iy sty sang aul Uo
jaugoa ike many academic in eld bot Gow staterelly and seals wel,
Deis infarmned, ecb ant wiley ze
4 cane chovr a close relaLieushiy beeen amr wapalogy 3
hie, an ccology fhe umn subject society and (1e natural sel
‘Morrct cakes cent, amatshiar ia noe atuoinn cee: g*terevernighe-

re iti firmly aged i te teal 27d and shows ihe potenal nf all
“aman beings "ve ns sone jase eal an free ste bse 1ononune
and. thaekeeseithin

“The Fost eco analpeng theorists in antheopulogy,psjchology and
ciologg, acer cha ea ard fille the kuman subject, Ie ooo bdes
ther there i linen he gained by taking a extreme pusitiva echee
ayrugng te hua subjce fry evcieal analysis o coLapsingbiim ce
here colkua! eelarviss:,Cnfcare dacs nn: pe-oxist he human suet
harthepatinlctiealyenexic.

Ta tbe sevoal eosay Moers defends “reahstn ond “ruth: ‘tis an
icepustaat wurk of methodology bur ic halps the veader to hae some
leaoledye ofthe Gebat en betpalogy has meter Ssen 2 onal hie disci
pie. tet ponerse ick laa shames lnesledgeofche word
feceat throug: diseasion snd argues shar there fs neching outside che
(es has become wey Lishiouab-eamvong some acadern cx Te aagainat “his
athe niin vision whic sees Jeon biseavical amnesa hse Movris
ites. He wiskev eo firm tke impunaacenralstic metaphysics" aad
claims Cet esac’ a thing ay sul aulcepeeseonacon, hanan age
ndempiricr“hnowedge Ourengageteut withheld leaps mse
Sted; there ir chereoes ne direc ealioaship benweea langrage and che
‘sor. He sece truth a arm ef repzeseattion, Vale iso} memnfnce
‘wich objectviem ov a form of weiemtim,Ysile we mag affirm the inds-
pendent exstence of wesley is docs norman we du 01 Seer ehiough our
Tangeage and anraeraurnae. all cildge is an apprenimasion of che
ruth. Aearescdlong age, "Nex makecheiraa history bu. efor
iaker'naraerhep rane” Human sper is Cerone ssparrant DErTb®
individu te noe 2 oeting atora but an ombud! bei thece 9 cine
ties tlaronahip hermeen huzaszn aude socal smczey ey ¢-820,

‘phate needa, Morris angus, echeneZove at azpnokub (et eo
Siues sinuce (ech an)) and Fer-onecrissdreraenism Comers ere
aniuceinsc pan of uat ce and thee cori! fife ean be explained iu eras
‘ofenuprial science, Mores filo a longr-ediion chat i eamcerae:
La interpretive wesletstanding an¢ sclantifis explanatiog; ina sent he
din ris 1 ance enighieacaeat and tomencictrodions while seoeting
srase ental vali sac pusitiels, Ar the same rime, he 32a a strong,
ease uf history aad taliou, ile 22093 "sing the uniey of human’
ind he ues not deny uss dilenene aad slugelariry He concludes that
sethropology 2Sinme a rele eulogy and engn'ses that andhropolog
ealundesratding is ukieaae,y a vearh io! “ah
‘athe thie’ essay. "The 4neinopelogy af A
tamilin ‘listiction mace ong ago hy Mareld Pavdag bstocer avazch.
‘whisk is an ose sesiety withaur gower" ene, ad anarchism, which
inva polvial oversea wh caae the fre in he lasecomary Morris
igh points cut tal there wece eer anorchisrswha were al anthre-
pologists uch Ele Recs other TV se Recs and Paastn Brag &
wie note a yauly of Pierre love 2eouslhan as a planes anctlogte
Peter Kcopetin, Murray Svckubin, ohn Zerzan ane avbers alsa drew om,
ancopengy ore arlea sucesslulytsoupuelsbeirayguneors ores
then as sore personal eeetion ot aatchist, polnlg che: anst*
‘hus line trdtionall been opooned athe state sagital ane thee 4
‘As Michael Ralonin wrote, Sheecema without socal is prlege and
‘an sodaliem whout eeeermislavey and beulty”

i inch celleron ie cleasy a socal anarchist or aibestaria,
sori hich he considers nynomyese, anarcams 2° eva ss beat
rifsveyeeneen as destructive violent, and niibie busi ae of
things. Rows makes 2 use distinction 2etween what th Erenel out
cls isan, raaning parce acer ofzes, andthe wab ven eg
(Ge paver mda semeoch'ng. Anarchincs are opposed to all coercive 20
iu up irs sense Yar nor nosessarily inthe sscon€ sense asthe zbiicy
get chings done, dnavehy ‘sna: cherfore a gemonym fer shade, a Lis
bien powcr hye paren bnr che anst éarad fra af enclsy
reucos teers thereythat ie chemother, noc the Emaghteto
aslorbeing silent i ig aq mone i cher echerarosds ond ties hasbeen
lo pei rll Sa Fiomy Deng arc-inelecas! aes ch
sued somuplex ster 0 iless and Cele’ and has arsaced some oF che
Set intelscuals 0° he age, Mom anatshists hae alea Nea erste
nd move zeensl suppor the green al paare mawew ants. alshoagh

je ofthe nation-state wae reveal SewPloponeneenhistry anareits
He Gustav Landansr ard Cv‘ acl have atgued that anarchy-wéthout
ecnatse to coetcive anchor has ays bee: witha te Aen soads
readyon avs in a dene wit i-inr

1 his ety on 3addhiva, azarcty. ane ecology Mortis oes ct
-steoflecnons oa Bddbism. He is igh: tedraw a distinc on bermeen
the eachings of Buddba acd the behaviour of Budlhst enonks who
haveafigned themochse rit ease, wether “hey bee Lanpecut 850%,
whe bei thi smpireon sitenen, cr coceeroparazy Sudsh'st monks and
clezgy mSviTanka ané Msanma> {Boema},some of vse have bees the
‘porer natimalists. Rede claimed no dvéneinsoiealion ely speak
dng, BuZébinm is achasti m vssognisicg no God. Buds hopell Ube
bis tebings ould he dxcarde? a¢ a raft once on haa become eng
exe. Lle die honoree cppone Asse, avermen, ond ignctance, which ean
iy bring suffeing in cbs wore, nd caught the doct:ne of no-elFand
snvacraged an ascetic life leagaity and pence. ove a, Buddoare ae
gererallyheen 3 process ahi usopSy aad had dialectical agpreach While
Budthe acrcate detachment feo this word se did sot beer: thar it
igaailvsiousvinindsem, Beddhiets eaditomally ave ot gaged
giicukure aed eagectel uber ede che diogr ware

Ly his own adtission, Mors Exes ac paint very “rag pee of
udev, bot he recogaises that chove ars aspoces ofthe eeschings 0
Duda which aze anaraisns. Bud tclcted fo inarance sate 3
lures and recommended seeking enes oem salvation without fale 2
lexchers. Lever of aamolense, Fi compeasine oral Mrlugbels and
his t-ess om xemenovty fagalsy ard seane of min sll hare conejo

j Mons ofars armbuena “ee pioneers eo
the sosiologiee Lore Mumford, che biophysistst René Dubos, and
Booke¥is hom he cal’ aril eglogists san “dourto-enth they all
accepted Darts evolution aymeoly as belive tha isis begs re
a produces nanaral ecluron bes ck2sed thete i eure? eveation ae
wall They iomained re ro rhe ition ole “adightenenent and re
omnnitad w fee enquiry, aso snd sient esac they buieved
nivertaleviceand the unityerbusaialed. 1a averse borh Mumfon? aod
DDuhos weer refighous thinkers bat not Boolchin: the former were ecr~
rial radical bec wlile Le ter was 4 sual ecologist. But whic
reoogn'cad thar unans’te an eye! pt cfmaturcand the:elationship
hensren humans xt aaluce ses symbiotic hey sol tacked aftheumgus-
neseofthe bers specie, Momlot aad Dubos houghethat we sheuldhe
segaards o(uatace,and Bookskin wanted osteo che cea af zea

is essay eight Aivzrs diseuesee “zeople mthoue government? 4
phrase zaade popular arusnyst aaretst ciel hy che anhvopslogist
aol Bare, While sea:zeaining thar 21 sacetce bins samne foe oF
powies, Moris reject el exercive rms of prea wh are heeed on
violence acd found in sociti with cancraliaed goremeren,nietarchy,
stud domination. Ho refutes the notin char humans are natsaly goo,
\waich we Snd in Jean-Jnques Rousteau, aswel 2s se dew Cat huzaus
se selfish. compotitse, and aggresiee, as in thomas Labbes. 11 con
rast, Morsis@-aunae these ee> graphic comer thal exemplify peuple
without goveraznene Faraging cemminiriegUge bane! soxteties it
see cused a0 herasalnav, arf chi

ilams. Lie cuncluses bis ebay 27
niseé acooume ost: he Mosher Goons
onrd with te eae Ye Uo aus eatrely ages ere, 2813
aropés (ast Cosentino rig Ue Myst ie

sggesce tor tia Mrhe-odesse€gon as ily he'd by
peop-sebordeting she Stedite:saneanand deving the ate Waslchs pect,
in Nocthonst Eomope hen peuple ics etl dos co agricul
Imhissevier of tel Kove sso: The Feng oFNatzre Mor points ort
‘hatto el apitallam the nen of atuce's hoody new ar or-gingIehasa
gond accat=tofecnogial ers which is‘argelethressexof plobalcarion,
Eeneche acho ile andeystedthe ef anes Aig whe hasabways
‘yoom ant-taitalie ag well ze anti otats, Kove’ plea fo a ew ancl of
-Marngrais maf femoneceologiclbu, hesduaisa form of market soil
fom. Ax Gus Candacer sed, “Marae: sa srovessoe sha panes tn rl
Annther readable review is uf Siscen “bores Antiwapation A
egies ude which in sak? proxice a very bell discussion ofthe
samen in lle vari But looking ac the at-eap list asemen,
(Mors poims cue shar ‘he majonty of protceters ae aut aaeaprealit
Thy are the vefo-nvcr rather han revolutionary ae wat to tte cape
Laliasy more beaigu, Misc anc to increase te szonoric and politcal
ewe fhe naon-atate,“er-neynac arly devouss a mete seve pes
Srarchism bun makesthe“irslouslaim that Mapessasa "tue aorchiet”
his telleisas on he so-alled “tex anarchism ox ‘posuedert
suaschisin.' Kocsis atguee char ‘here i in fact precions lie wtih Jt
‘vin und which cannot beroun¢ in te-raditonal ssa we: 2nd secia)
sAuascs. kines riectig hose wh Paveear influence? by posimod-
‘eruisci and post .ru.uealism, Mortis cle'me Fac che ne anzach sis
Inarly a paradigm shill, enent perhaps their ponents lack ofbistot-
tal awazencst cheir meal relativisny cht cheore:ca neohererce, au
‘hee rejection of aiversal tenths al ves, ees cha Sie-acio=ts, wth
hes emiphosis on détsormmnnt al poe relstanee find he anteced,
ents in tae Fench Rewlution, Ghoul itiedic® icrracheineenced
heindviduslis of Prams Goldaren, aad attaled she nation-stac Ae
serertheleg was essnitcd ote arise? lite Maresieparsiesaey
tice, ap on sz ehoopalogiet himsel(oFZerziie salle ece-anar-hisce
‘3c he cll for arta co she feo the hacter-gatherer Sere the
foundation of agriculture. Zeezan, acacdiny 29 Motz is oe an piston
cally araceueare Bs the presere papaltiun uf seve Lillis hum ean
hanflyram hat way Fein he eure Mura s5,"postanarchiem,
isinpl an exercise of ting of@ wine ino he nes ine bares”
‘Sinnnget the araichistchinkere Morzy eleaaly peers the °gentfe
scxacciat” Rulef Wocker Prom hye Reser was am anarcst msiowey
te Ure ews in te bast Sofa dem, editing the Yiddish anarcist oem
paper drbelerPrpad (Wiotke”s Fer. During te Fest World Wat be
vasicaptisuned ayanenemyaten fur ar the war eetaened y GeeaQy
rihere 3e becarte a lesd:ng exponent af anaecho-syadicalsut Un the
iv of Nasiv Rost wert so Amercasshere xepublit-cd Me

work
‘Netiomli ond Cuan, eric Ranerand Russel ought saga impure
contibetior ta po ial philoso

Rocke wweognised (sas wseicis iMeas bal eaistes usruugbous
bursan bicory bur modere anarchisin 2s «polit moveruen.erverge
ince minereenth coecury. was Jot bie 4 eunllence of sexvisen 4a
[bzrasm.On the ene bane, soialsan waated to put seen lo esomie
rmonepelies; opt eae: hand, Ebene cele2rated che cedar cf 0
inriduel. umechism, which Hover consilered syronym of Ubevtarien
ovals. ull the-eforeocly beachiewl ina society basee a webiaay
associate: ad al sad, He Camibsed oxpenieed wlipien—"al poset
bras he too: ia Gee ar smphasised the need for sligior tolcranes;
Index he "spiitaa nsenre”ofle=nzis expresses itelfin cule, thacis
lwsay i acience, at tevaaae ad oveey beach oF ahilesophieal-houplet
anil aestheicfesing. slkove al, Rokes 5 womembarsd for ie work on
snetiunalim. wch he chought was “the religins ofthe de-eacrarie sara*
‘sau enaccho-amézealsy hecmpiariane dactsrmegple nd the nove for
laedetniou not ony» dead the rigns ofthe prodacarsbvecta prepare
Jae tae recexztzuctan of coca if In lane: Hie Rocker tended ta rep ace
anarcho-spadieatiee ith phat Fe caled comnmanity sls.”

‘Mores further Inoks a che pole legeeg i Book bin 'n ancer
cesuay. He aces his ealy wo’ 23 ceminc! in developing socal ecology
by licking the dagradarinn af rhe narial ward th Phe oxlaiasion

ramtans.Ci'@ carr ox ésr*are human beings without tominaTiag
ature Morrie eengnises that Bavlshin however hevaene a cos:eevetsal
figure laer ps. tis aly in es cess on “ber ave, moccipalis?
and his den Ut his lowers partici ia lors! elections and be
dbaund mujer wore Rooke! redched his wes piste is 995 esay
‘Social Anarrhisen oe Lilesyle2-archiste: a Cubsldgeable Chasse" He

Sele "Neste anarchists” as ego iberals, He Belly eve esjecte
Tiedescviption of being an anarchist,

Tichis essay” Leology and Socialism," Moris explvesthewarionskip
botweeu the tu. Be cect veer the inuepretation af an “eelogical
cris. in teem 2 relyioas metaphysign whith scems ta 2am os a ew
rendering of he concest ofotginl sn, Again, Morne segues oguinac the
sleep evoloyiste 25 well as my book Ring tia Wed: A Ne
Bow Sra wich Se seve aba trinmatign of ancien! wigioue tradition
“Libesssio ecology Tall my new pheasoph. in oF conse each more
Ussa ‘his, and I give a very avarchiere acsennr of arial an economic
arvaupernenes ofa fies fst and sengielsocers

estan, Mas pecans Darn “emlationaryecnngy?whickdapiess
numene az an inerinie parr ofnatare,eedshe*reaslizioe aap socal oF
Kopotkin and the socal cology" of Rae chin. inked the eelogics)