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'''AnarchySKIBINI TOILET''' is a form of [[society]] without [[ruling class|rulers]]. As a type of [[stateless society]], it is commonly contrasted with [[state (polity)|states]], which are centralised polities that claim a [[monopoly on violence]] over a permanent [[territory]]. Beyond a lack of [[government]], it can more precisely refer to societies that lack any form of [[authority]] or [[hierarchy]]. While viewed positively by [[anarchism|anarchists]], the primary advocates of anarchy, it is viewed negatively by advocates of [[statism]], who see it in terms of [[civil disorder|social disorder]].

The word "anarchy" was first defined by [[Ancient Greek philosophy]], which understood it to be a corrupted form of [[direct democracy]], where a majority of people exclusively pursue their own interests. This use of the word made its way into [[Latin]] during the [[Middle Ages]], before the concepts of anarchy and democracy were disconnected from each other in the wake of the [[Atlantic Revolutions]]. During the [[Age of Enlightenment]], philosophers began to look at anarchy in terms of the "[[state of nature]]", a thought experiment used to justify various forms of hierarchical government. By the late 18th century, some philosophers began to speak in defence of anarchy, seeing it as a preferable alternative to existing forms of [[tyranny]]. This lay the foundations for the development of [[anarchism]], which advocates for the creation of anarchy through [[decentralisation]] and [[federalism]].