on anarchism

Encarta Encyclopedia 2003 identifies two schools of anarchism:

• The "philosophic" system, attributed to Pierre Joseph Proudhon, which would exclude authority from society by non-violent means.  This system espouses the view of a gradual evolution of society towards anarchy and generally does not advocate organized action, but rather extreme individualism.
• The Bakunin system, attributed to a group led by Mikhail Bakunin.  This group was expelled in 1872 from the First International.  This system advocates organized action and, if deemed necessary by the group, violent means to achieve anarchy.