Who was Murray Bookchin?
Q: Who was Murray Bookchin?
A: Murray Bookchin was an American libertarian socialist, political and social philosopher, speaker and writer. He identified as an anarchist for much of his life but later privately renounced it. He was a pioneer in the ecology movement and founded the social ecology movement within libertarian socialist and ecological thought.
Q: What type of society did he prefer?
A: Bookchin favored a decentralized society and opposed capitalism.
Q: What influence did he have on the Green Movement?
A: His writings on libertarian municipalism had an influence on the Green Movement and anti-capitalist direct action groups such as Reclaim the Streets.
Q: How did he contribute to divisions in the American Green movement in the 1990s?
A: His criticisms of "new age" Greens such as Charlene Spretnak contributed to divisions in the American Green movement in the 1990s.
Q: Did he ever attend Libertarian Party conventions?
A: Yes, he occasionally attended Libertarian Party conventions, endorsing their presidential candidate Roger MacBride in 1976.
Q: How has his thinking influenced Kurdish militant Abdullah Öcalan?
A: His thinking has influenced captured Kurdish militant Abdullah Öcalan who has renounced violence and now wants a peaceful solution to Kurdish autonomy.
Q: How many books did Murray Bookchin write?
A: He wrote two dozen books on politics, philosophy, history, urban affairs as well as ecology.
