Publisher's Synopsis
Are you tired of politics?Are you tired of the constant left and right, with one or the other forced on you?Are you tired of an ever-growing government? imposing increasingly strict and opinionated laws, raising taxes, making decisions for you and playing with you as if you are their property?Are you tired of navigating through complex political beliefs, identity politics, and political faux pas?Do you just want the room to be you? To express yourself, think for yourself, work with others and pursue your goals, without being thwarted, controlled, and violated? if I don't harm other people, Do I need to be controlled?Can't there just be one simple way? Can't there be one simple, natural, system underneath the mess of politics and opinions? Can't there be a simple ideology that rejects war, violence, environmental destruction, racism, and deals with all of society's problems with no strings attached YES. The profoundly straightforward yet easily digestible manifesto of individualism as a political philosophy, this book defines, describes, and defends the beauty of the individual, the right to their mind, reason, and values in an increasingly collectivist world. Seeking to eliminate the idea of individualism and capitalism as irrational immorality, selfishness, and refusal to interact with others, the book paints a picture of individualism as undeniable human nature as well as the source of creativity, ingenuity, community, and social progress.The author's debut as a political philosopher which he completed at the age of 15, and the declaration of his philosophy, this book is the both complete and concise outline and "catechism" of, Autarchism, the belief that individuals are the owners and governments of themselves and their property, and that all interaction should be voluntary. This belief also commonly goes by the names of Anarcho-Capitalism (the purest form of libertarianism) and voluntarism, which, in the book are described as a single belief: "individualism, pure and without exception". The book defends Autarchism in various new, simple, and inventive ways, influenced most heavily by Murray Rothbard's ideas on the state and property, Ayn Rand's ideas on relative values and self interest, and Max Stirner' ideas on the subjective spirit, as well as influence from him regarding the nature of property. This book also goes deep into the nature and anatomy of the state, and how it operates. This book, as the manifesto of the author's philosophy, is the first text on the philosophy of Individual Rights Anarcho-Capitalism (for those familiar with the term)This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to learn of this ideology, defend or debate individualism and libertarianism, propagate libertarianism, have a deeper moral and philosophical understanding of individualism, libertarianism, Anarchism, or capitalism in general, or just to learn more about different political philosophies.
