The development of anarchism including an examination of Henry David Thoreau (PDF)

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 2, University of Innsbruck, language: English, abstract: The following research question had been imposed and will be worked on throughout this paper: How did anarchism, concerning the moral development and especially the connection between anarchism and the government, evolve in the past and which role did Henry David Thoreau play in this setting?
Anarchism is a highly interesting topic and especially during the current crisis concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and a massive arise of various political movements, it gains more significance all over the globe. Anarchism has always been part of governmental systems and will always somehow establish itself in our society through certain individual thoughts and beliefs.
Concerning this, it is highly captivating to closely examine the development of anarchism especially in terms of morality and how this might have changed throughout the years. Another very important factor when it comes to anarchism is how this topic is connected to our government and the principles of how a government is build in the first place. This approach is very complex and can only be dipped into briefly as a very close examination would go beyond the constraints of this paper. What is also essential concerning this course is which role Henry David Thoreau played in this whole anarchism and morality combination and if his presence had a mentionable impact on how anarchism is viewed currently.