Definition

Proper noun: - Benjamin Ricketson Tucker: An American individualist anarchist, writer, and publisher who was a significant intellectual figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his advocacy of individual sovereignty, free markets, and opposition to state authority.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The writings of Benjamin Ricketson Tucker were central to the American individualist anarchist movement.
  • Historians of political thought often study Benjamin Ricketson Tucker's critiques of state monopoly.

Advanced Usage

• As a historical referent: The name is used to denote the body of ideas associated with him, often referred to as "Tuckerite" anarchism.
  • The debate featured a strong defense of Benjamin Ricketson Tucker's free-market principles.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuckerite (adj/noun): Pertaining to or a follower of the ideas of Benjamin Ricketson Tucker.
  • He held Tuckerite views on property and competition.

Synonyms

• American anarchist
• Individualist anarchist (specifies his philosophical branch)

Related Phrases/Concepts

• Liberty (journal): The influential anarchist periodical published by Benjamin Ricketson Tucker from 1881 to 1908.
  • He disseminated his ideas primarily through his journal, Liberty.
• "State Socialism and Anarchism": The title of one of his most famous essays outlining his political philosophy.

Noun

1. United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)