Ideology Key Terms

Question 1

Solidarity

Answer 1

Relationship of sympathy, co-operation and harmony between people that anarchists believe means that they have no need to be regulated by the state

Question 2

Mutual aid

Answer 2

Anarchist notion that the most successful species are those that employ solidarity and co-pe ration rather than individualists competition

Question 3

Insurrection

Answer 3

An egoistic act that anarchists believe allows individuals to elevate themselves above established institutions, leaving them to wither and die

Question 4

Mutualism

Answer 4

A system of equitable exchange between self-governing producers and small-scale possession

Question 5

Syndicalism

Answer 5

Revolutionary trade-unionism that uses direct action and mass strike as expression of working-class power to inspire revolution

Question 6

Collectivisation

Answer 6

Abolition of private property and replacement with collective ownership

Question 7

Change to conserve

Answer 7

Idea that society should adapt to changing circumstances by introducing moderate reforms, rather than reject change outright and risk revolution

Question 8

Human imperfection

Answer 8

Traditional conservative belief that human are flawed in multiple ways, rendering them incapable of decision-making

Question 9

Atomism

Answer 9

Idea that society is formed of self-interested and self-sufficient individuals

Question 10

Noblesse oblige

Answer 10

Nobility and privilege entail social responsibilities, such as duty to care for the less fortunate

Question 11

Anti-permissiveness

Answer 11

Rejection of permissiveness, which is the belief that individuals should make their own choices

Question 12

Empiricism

Answer 12

Knowledge comes from experience instead of theory

Question 13

‘Night watchman’ state

Answer 13

The role of the state must be restricted to reserve liberty