principles-of-anarchism

Principles of Anarchism
All human beings are equal.
is is an assumption. It is not grounded
in observable or logically demonstrable fact. It
may be argued for on the grounds of
physiological similarity, which is deceptive, or
on the basis of social interactions, or natural
law, or divine ordinance, but in spite of all the
possible arguments that can be made for the
equality of human beings, such equality can
never be proven absolutely. It must be taken on
trust, as a starting point. However, once it is, a
number of other principles can be logically
derived from it.
Attempts may be made to narrow the
impact of this axiom by narrowing the
definition of a human being. Reasonably
enough, that which is not human is not
necessarily equal to a human. It may be less, or
it may be more. In either case, it can be defined
as inhuman. If it is not human, then the
principles deduced from an assumption of
human equality would not apply to it. e fact
that such a chain of reasoning can be
constructed opens up the possibility that
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