Emergence and Anarchism: A Philosophy of Power, Action, and Liberation

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Included is the complete ebook of S Nicholas Nappalos' Emergence and Anarchism.

Submitted by s.nappalos on January 15, 2019

In complex systems like living organisms, ecosystems, and societies, things emerge out of vast interactions to produce something novel that is greater than the sum of its parts. Emergence and Anarchism argues that understanding emergence and living systems gives us a better grasp of how a just society can be achieved. Nappalos offers a theory of liberation that focuses on the concepts of power, agency, motivation, and how to shape our actions within larger social forces producing emergence. Ambitious and accessible, Emergence and Anarchism is a novel work of anarchist theory in an era where our questions outpace answers.

“Nappalos' book is a rare piece of contemporary radical work and a needed contribution to contemporary understandings in our crisis-ridden world of how and why people stop obeying and begin refusing, both as individuals and en masse.” - Deric Shannon, editor of The End of the World As We Know: Crisis, Resistance, and the Age of Austerity and co-author of Political Sociology: Oppression, Resistance, and The State

“As one who accepts dialectics as central to history, a notion Nappolos rejects, I found his discussion of emergence, systems and agency interesting and challenging. He asks important questions and pursues them in largely unmapped terrain, a good example for those who want to make revolution.” – Noel Ignatiev, author of How the Irish Became White, editor and co-founder of Race Traitor: A Journal of the New Abolitionism and Hard Crackers: Chronicles of Everyday Life.

Comments

syndicalist

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by syndicalist on January 15, 2019

Congrats on your book publishing

s.nappalos

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by s.nappalos on January 15, 2019

Thanks!

GI Joe Hill

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by GI Joe Hill on January 15, 2019

Would it be possible to get this in kindle (.mobi) format?

jura

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by jura on January 16, 2019

GI Joe Hill, you can easily convert epub to mobi using Calibre (a Windows and Linux application) or one of the online converters such as https://convertio.co/epub-mobi/.

Agent of the I…

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by Agent of the I… on January 16, 2019

Is there ever going to be released a physical copy?

MT

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by MT on January 20, 2019

It seems that the download link(s) disappeared. Any chance to get the epub (or even better - mobi)?

s.nappalos

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by s.nappalos on January 24, 2019

Apologies the wrong cover file was uploaded. It is now fixed!

s.nappalos

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by s.nappalos on January 24, 2019

There are. Shipping from the printer as we speak.

syndicalist

5 years 2 months ago

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Submitted by syndicalist on January 27, 2019

A tad too heavy for my pea-brain to read with clarity. That said, I am sure there are people who have the mind and skill sets to read and absorb this book. Wishing Scott legit success with the book, distribution and good conversations which the book may inspire.