Postmodern Anarchism

Delving into the anarchist writings of Nietzsche, Foucault, and Baudrillard, and exploring the cyberpunk fiction of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, theorist Lewis Call examines the new philosophical current where anarchism meets postmodernism. This theoretical stream moves beyond anarchism's conventional attacks on capital and the state to criticize those forms of rationality, consciousness, and language that implicitly underwrite all economic and political power. Call argues that postmodernism's timely influence updates anarchism, making it relevant to the political culture of the new millennium. Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction: The Postmodern Matrix 12 Postmodern Anarchism 24 Notes 36 1. Toward an Anarchy of Becoming: Nietzsche 42 The Usual Suspects: A Critique of Nietzschean Liberalism 46 Nietzsche and Anarchism 51 Anarchy of the Subject, Anarchy of Becoming 58 Notes 67 2. A Thought Outside the State: Foucault 72 ‘Logos’ and ‘Nomos’ 77 Antihumanism and Micropolitics 84 A Politicized Genealogy 88 Notes 96 3. The Gift of Postmodem Anarchism: Baudrillard 100 Anarchy of the Gift: Mauss, Bataille, Bookchin, and Symbolic Exchange 105 May 1968: Birth of a Postmodern Anarchist Praxis 110 Postmodern Anarchism Today: The Politics of Simulation 115 Notes 124 4. Anarchy in the Matrix: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling 128 Cyberspatial Anarchy 130 Anarchy of the Cyborg 140 Notes 151 Bibliography 154 Index 164 About the Author 170 "Publication Date: February 4,2003 | ISBN-10: 0739105221 | ISBN-13: 978-0739105221" Delving into the anarchist writings of Nietzsche, Foucault, and Baudrillard, and exploring the cyberpunk fiction of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, theorist Lewis Call examines the new philosophical current where anarchism meets postmodernism. This theoretical stream moves beyond anarchism's conventional attacks on capital and the state to criticize those forms of rationality, consciousness, and language that implicitly underwrite all economic and political power. Call argues that postmodernism's timely influence updates anarchism, making it relevant to the political culture of the new millennium. (Source: [Rowman & Littlefield](https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739105221/Postmodern-Anarchism)) "Delving into the anarchist writings of Nietzsche, Foucault, and Baudrillard and exploring the cyberpunk fiction of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, theorist Lewis Call examines the new philosophical current in which anarchism meets post-modernism. This theoretical stream moves beyond anarchism's conventional attacks on capital and the state to criticize those forms of rationality, consciousness, and language that implicitly underwrite all economic and political power. Call argues that postmodernism's timely influence updates anarchism, making it relevant to the political culture of the new millennium."--BOOK JACKET. Acknowledgments Introduction: The Postmoderm Matrix Toward an Anarchy of Becoming: Nietzsche A Thought Outs ide the State: Foucault The Gift of Postmodem Anarchism: Baudrillard Anarchy in the Matrix: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling Bibliography Index About the Author Introduction: The Postrnodern Matrix 1. Toward an Anarchy of Becoming: Nietzsche 2. A Thought Outside the State: Foucault 3. The Gift of Postmodern Anarchism: Baudrillard 4. Anarchy in the Matrix: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling