Samuel Edward Konkin III
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Samuel Edward Konkin III (8 July 1947 – 23 February 2004), also known as SEK3, was a Canadian-American
Personal life
Konkin was born in
Konkin was also notable for his style of dress: "To show his anarchist beliefs, he dressed completely in black, a color associated with that movement since the late nineteenth century".[3]
On 23 February 2004, Konkin died of
Political opinions
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Konkin considered libertarianism radical. He was an initiator of the Agorist Institute.
Konkin
Konkin presents his strategy for achieving a libertarian society in his manifesto, New Libertarian Manifesto. Since he rejected voting and other means by which people typically attempt social change, he encouraged people to withdraw their consent from the state by devoting their economic activities to
Konkin was editor and publisher of the irregularly-produced New Libertarian Notes (1971–1975), the New Libertarian Weekly (1975–1978), and finally New Libertarian magazine (1978–1990), the last issue of which was a special science fiction tribute featuring a Robert A. Heinlein cover (issue 187, 1990).
Konkin was an opponent of imperialism and interventionism.[5]
Agorism
Konkin proposed a social political philosophy known as Agorism, which advocates for a society in which all relations between people are voluntary exchanges by means of counter-economics, engaging with aspects of nonviolent revolution. Agorism has similar elements to anarcho-capitalism, but unlike some anarcho-capitalists, most agorists are strictly opposed to voting as a strategy for achieving their desired outcomes.
The goal of agorism is the agora. The society of the open marketplace as near to untainted by theft, assault, and fraud as can be humanly attained is as close to a free society as can be achieved. And a free society is the only one in which each and every one of us can satisfy his or her subjective values without crushing others' values by violence and coercion.
— Samuel Edward Konkin III[6]
Controversies
In her book Anarchism: Left, Right, and Green, political theorist and
See also
References
- ^ a b c "A Fannish Tribute to Samuel Edward Konkin III". www.pulpless.com.
- ISBN 9781479818402
- ^ a b c d Gordon, David (2011-04-01) Sam Konkin and Libertarian Theory, LewRockwell.com; accessed October 28, 2017.
- ^ Samuel Edward Konkin III Copywrongs, EnemigosdelEstado.com
- ^ "El Salvador: The War to Come".
- ^ Konkin III, Samuel Edward. An Agorist Primer (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87286-289-0.
- ^ "New Libertarian #11". KoPubCo. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ Konkin, Samuel (1984), Thrusting the Stake into Lemkin's Bleeding Heart
- ^ "The Last, Whole Introduction to Agorism" (PDF). Papers of the Libertarian Left. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
- Agorism.eu.org has archived Konkin writings and pamphlets in PDF format (Archived 27 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine)
- Collected writings of Samuel Edward Konkin III (Archived 21 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine)
- Fanzines by SEK3 (Archived 22 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine)
- Interview with Konkin (Archived 18 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine)
- Konkin on Libertarian Strategy, by Murray Rothbard
- Sam Konkin and Libertarian Theory, by David Gordon
- KoPubCo back issues of New Libertarian
- Murray Rothbard, "Konkin on Libertarian Strategy" followed by Samuel E. Konkin, "Reply to Rothbard" at AnthonyFlood.com
- Obituary for SEK3 by Jeff Riggenbach
- Obituary for Sam Konkin by Phil Osborn