*** Abstract

*** Introduction

*** I. Ontological Justifications for Anarchism

*** II. Origins of an Epistemological Defense of Anarchism

**** A. The Nineteenth Century Attack on Representation

*** III. Poststructuralism and the Critique of Enlightenment Epistemology

**** A. Representation, Language, and Truth

**** B. Epistemological Relativism and the Critique of Power

**** C. Poststructuralism, the State, and Anarchist Theory

*** IV. The Epistemological Basis of Anarchism

**** A. The Empirical Assertion of "Anarchy"

**** B. The Normative Defense of Anarchism

**** C. Anarchism and Non-reflexive Individualism

*** Conclusion

*** Selected References