Mikhail Bakunin

Question 1

What were Mikhail Bakunin’s beliefs of human nature?

Answer 1

Humans are fundamentally social animals and we are characterised by our productivity
(therefore the state must be destroyed as it is the servant of capitalism and denies collective work allowing human nature to flourish)

Question 2

What were Mikhail Bakunin’s beliefs of the state?

Answer 2

The state is is the servant of capitalism. Both the state and capitalism must be destroyed by a revolution.
(allowing humanity’s productivity to flourish as we are social animals who must not be restrained)

Question 3

What were Mikhail Bakunin’s beliefs of society?

Answer 3

He proposed a federal system and the abolition of national boundaries. Federations of workers would cooperate and not compete.
(allowing the worker’s strengths to be harnessed towards achieving a common goal)

Question 4

What were Mikhail Bakunin’s beliefs of the economy)

Answer 4

The market system of exchange was to be abolished and replaced by exchange based on the true value of labour and goods
(allowing workers to reap the fruits of their labour which would unleash their maximum productivity)