Anarchism, Tech-Optimism and Other Questions with Kathy Kelly

About this episode

Kathy Kelly discusses the philosophies behind peace work and the implications of technology on society.

World BEYOND War President Kathy Kelly joins Marc Eliot Stein for a wide-ranging exchange about the fundamental philosophies behind peace work, current concerns about artificial intelligence, the relationship of anarchism to pacifism and the need for local-based small community governance structures to replace dysfunctional mass militarized governments.

People in this episode

Guest: Kathy Kelly

Topics covered

• anarchism
• peace work
• artificial intelligence
• pacifism
• community governance

Keywords

• anarchism
• pacifism
• artificial intelligence
• community governance
• militarized governments

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