Science popularization and Romanian anarchism in the nineteenth century

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Science popularization and Romanian anarchism in the nineteenth century

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In the second half of the nineteenth century the notes of Michael Bakunin were printed as Dieu et l’État [God and the State] aiming to hammer a nail both through the authority of supernatural divine forces and in the heart of the state apparatus. Soon in various European peripheries, various anarchist followers brought a third dimension to his credo, namely, to liberate the minds of workers and peasants through means of science popularization. By opposing liberal bourgeois scientific discourses, the relationship between science and anarchism was seeking individual self-emancipation, women’s liberation and at the same time, as their popularizing literature managed to yield alternative printing platforms, to construct a critical scientific public sphere. Historically, the practice of science popularization and anarchism were both strongly rooted in Enlightenment philosophy within which knowledge stood as an important pillar. Science, however, was perceived by the anarchists as a collective accumulation of facts and observations that a few privileged representatives of the upper class have deprived the populace of means from access to, with the establishment of scientific institutions. Thus, in the long run towards state decentralization, the anarchist view was clear: knowledge was power, therefore science should be available for all, regardless of one’s social status or intellectual capabilities.

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Author: Koszor-Codrea, Cosmin
Year: 2023
ISBN: Without
Pages: 14
Language: English
Publisher: Pagini libere
Publisher's city: Bukarest
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