Anarquismo e Marxismo

Anarchism and Marxism: Libertarian notes on the disputes of classical socialism

Abstract

This article seeks to circumscribe and investigate some affinities and disagreements between the classic anarchist and Marxist strands, that is, those related to 19th century European socialism, focusing on the controversy of the “political question”. With this, we seek to contribute to the denaturalization of the consolidated identity between socialism and Marxism, which casts libertarian socialist strands into the shadows. Thus, based on a bibliographical review and analysis, the article is structured in four sections, in addition to the introduction and final considerations: the first deals with the historical context of the disputes in the IWA (International Workingman’s Association); the second with the anarchist critique of means and ends; the third with the antinomy between the “instrumentalist” and “essentialist” postulates about the state, and the fourth touches on the debate between the notions of domination and exploitation within classical socialism.