
:''For the band, see Anomie (band)'' Anomie, in contemporary English language means the absence of any kind of rule, law, principle or order. The word comes from Greek language ''a-'': "without", and ''nomos'': "law". This term was used by the Greeks to define anything or anyone who was against the Laws or a condition where the present laws were not applied (illegitimacy, unlawfulness). The contemporary English understanding of the word Anomie differs from how the term was originally defined and used by Greeks and tends to become a synonym of the word Αναρχία (see Anarchy). In Greek there is a difference between the word "nomos" (νόμος)(law), and the word "arché" (Αρχή)(starting rule, axiom, principle). For example, majority rule is an "arché" and not a "nomos". ==Anomie as individual disorder== The nineteenth century France pioneer sociologist Émile Durkheim used this word in his book outlining the causes of suicide, to describe a condition or malaise in individuals, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values, and an associated feeling of alienation and purposelessness. Anomie is remarkably common when the surrounding society has undergone significant changes in economic fortunes, whether for good or for worse, and more generally when there is a significant discrepancy between the ideological theories and values commonly professed and the practice of everyday life. The protagonist of Albert Camus's ''The Stranger (novel)'' is an example from literature of an individual experiencing anomie. ==Anomie as social disorder== The word, spelled anomy or also anomie, has also been used to apply to societies or groups of people within a society, who suffer from chaos due to lack of commonly recognized explicit or implicit rules of good conduct, or worse, to the reign of rules promoting isolation or even predation rather than cooperation. Friedrich Hayek notably uses the word ''anomy'' with this meaning. ''Anomy'' as social disorder is not to be confused with ''anarchy''. The word 'anarchy' denotes lack of rulers, hierarchy, command, whereas 'anomy' denotes lack of rules, structure and organization. Many opponents of anarchism claim that anarchy necessarily leads to anomy; however, many anarchists will argue that hierarchical command actually creates chaos, rather than order (e.g., see the Discordianism#Law_of_Eristic_Escalation). As an older variant, the Webster 1913 reports use of the word ''anomy'' as meaning "disregard or violation of the law". Durkeheim Theory of Anomie to refer to the weakening of the normative order in society. ==Current examples== In recent history there have been numerous instances of collapse of state authority, sometimes prompted by war but also often due to implosion of the state. In some cases, state collapse is followed by lawlessness, rioting, looting, and, if disarray lasts long enough, eventually warlordism. Such societies are often described as anarchy, but they are not anarchies in the sense of the philosophy of anarchism; they lack the sort of substitute social structures which anarchists theorize would replace the state. ==External link== *[http://durkheim.itgo.com/anomie.html "Anomie"] discussed at the Émile Durkheim Archive. SociologySocial philosophy
I may be splitting hairs, but to refer to the protagonist of The Stranger as ''suffering'' from anomie would be to miss the point of the novel. See what you think. The protaganist is not the sufferer...It is a comment on the society and environment from which the protaganist withdraws. ---- I have been writing a book about the computer industry from my own personal experience as a pioneer software developer and former rocket scientist in the Apollo program. It has very much to do with the division of labor, and I have used selected quotes from Durkeim's Division of Labor in Society about mechanical and organic solidarity, and about anomie. I found many parallels between his book and the history of the computer industry. In fact, the computer software industry came to be forcably re-organized into a mechnaical division of labor (essentially opposing armies of programmers and scientists/engineers who can only communicate by formal specifications) in the 1950's, from the organic and informal division of labor in science and engineering up to that time. Over the 50 year history of the industry, along with monopolistic influence (IBM, Intel, and Microsoft) this has led to a non-equilibrium condition I have associated with anomie, that has caused a hidden (unrecognized) software development crisis in R&D. Major innovations that in a need-sensitive organic culture would long ago have transformed technical society and generated ample demand for computers by developing programming technologies for end-users (like FORTRAN, BASIC, and spreadsheets), have been thwarted by this anomie, and resulted in a crisis of demand-pull, due to the overproduction of staple commodity applications, so the industry has been in a cost-push crisis that has led to fashion oriented software marketing. Moreover, I believe this anomie is largely responsible for the emergence of the open source movement, as countervailing power (Galbreath). While I am very much a proponent and benficiary of open-source software development, I believe that the success of the movement is evidence of how out of control this industry is. Free software like suicide bombers is a drastic step that is the last resort to overcoming the immense power of monopolies. Perhaps my background in non-equilibrium thermodynamics has also influenced my interpretation. Durheim's association of mechanical solidary with penal law (punishment, force) and organic solidary with civil law (restitution, balance) is also a determinant in my view. == Ik tribe reference == From the article: The word, spelled anomy or also anomie, has also been used to apply to societies or groups of people within a society, who suffer from chaos due to lack of commonly recognized explicit or implicit rules of good conduct, or worse, to the reign of rules promoting isolation or even predation rather than cooperation (consider the Ik tribe). The Wikipedia article on the Ik tribe does no support this use, as far as i can see. Turnbull's popular if specious "The Mountain People" might lead one to the conclusion, though it seems the more recent field work has discredited much of his analysis. i plan to remove the parenthetical phrase in two weeks if there is no objection. == Changes to article == Have removed reference to Ik tribe and changed the reference to 'suffering' from anomie to 'experiencing'. -- [http://uk.geocities.com/james.doran10@btinternet.com James]
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:''For the band, see Anomie (band)'' Anomie, in contemporary English language means the absence of any kind of rule, law, principle or order. The word comes from Greek language ''a-'': "without", and ''nomos'': "law". This term was used by the Greeks to define anything or anyone who was against the Laws or a condition where the present laws were not applied (illegitimacy, unlawfulness). The contemporary English understanding of the word Anomie differs from how the term was originally defined and used by Greeks and tends to become a synonym of the word Αναρχία (see Anarchy). In Greek there is a difference between the word "nomos" (νόμος)(law), and the word "arché" (Αρχή)(starting rule, axiom, principle). For example, majority rule is an "arché" and not a "nomos". ==Anomie as individual disorder== The nineteenth century France pioneer sociologist Émile Durkheim used this word in his book outlining the causes of suicide, to describe a condition or malaise in individuals, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values, and an associated feeling of alienation and purposelessness. Anomie is remarkably common when the surrounding society has undergone significant changes in economic fortunes, whether for good or for worse, and more generally when there is a significant discrepancy between the ideological theories and values commonly professed and the practice of everyday life. The protagonist of Albert Camus's ''The Stranger (novel)'' is an example from literature of an individual experiencing anomie. ==Anomie as social disorder== The word, spelled anomy or also anomie, has also been used to apply to societies or groups of people within a society, who suffer from chaos due to lack of commonly recognized explicit or implicit rules of good conduct, or worse, to the reign of rules promoting isolation or even predation rather than cooperation. Friedrich Hayek notably uses the word ''anomy'' with this meaning. ''Anomy'' as social disorder is not to be confused with ''anarchy''. The word 'anarchy' denotes lack of rulers, hierarchy, command, whereas 'anomy' denotes lack of rules, structure and organization. Many opponents of anarchism claim that anarchy necessarily leads to anomy; however, many anarchists will argue that hierarchical command actually creates chaos, rather than order (e.g., see the Discordianism#Law_of_Eristic_Escalation). As an older variant, the Webster 1913 reports use of the word ''anomy'' as meaning "disregard or violation of the law". Durkeheim Theory of Anomie to refer to the weakening of the normative order in society. ==Current examples== In recent history there have been numerous instances of collapse of state authority, sometimes prompted by war but also often due to implosion of the state. In some cases, state collapse is followed by lawlessness, rioting, looting, and, if disarray lasts long enough, eventually warlordism. Such societies are often described as anarchy, but they are not anarchies in the sense of the philosophy of anarchism; they lack the sort of substitute social structures which anarchists theorize would replace the state. ==External link== *[http://durkheim.itgo.com/anomie.html "Anomie"] discussed at the Émile Durkheim Archive. SociologySocial philosophy
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I may be splitting hairs, but to refer to the protagonist of The Stranger as ''suffering'' from anomie would be to miss the point of the novel. See what you think. The protaganist is not the sufferer...It is a comment on the society and environment from which the protaganist withdraws. ---- I have been writing a book about the computer industry from my own personal experience as a pioneer software developer and former rocket scientist in the Apollo program. It has very much to do with the division of labor, and I have used selected quotes from Durkeim's Division of Labor in Society about mechanical and organic solidarity, and about anomie. I found many parallels between his book and the history of the computer industry. In fact, the computer software industry came to be forcably re-organized into a mechnaical division of labor (essentially opposing armies of programmers and scientists/engineers who can only communicate by formal specifications) in the 1950's, from the organic and informal division of labor in science and engineering up to that time. Over the 50 year history of the industry, along with monopolistic influence (IBM, Intel, and Microsoft) this has led to a non-equilibrium condition I have associated with anomie, that has caused a hidden (unrecognized) software development crisis in R&D. Major innovations that in a need-sensitive organic culture would long ago have transformed technical society and generated ample demand for computers by developing programming technologies for end-users (like FORTRAN, BASIC, and spreadsheets), have been thwarted by this anomie, and resulted in a crisis of demand-pull, due to the overproduction of staple commodity applications, so the industry has been in a cost-push crisis that has led to fashion oriented software marketing. Moreover, I believe this anomie is largely responsible for the emergence of the open source movement, as countervailing power (Galbreath). While I am very much a proponent and benficiary of open-source software development, I believe that the success of the movement is evidence of how out of control this industry is. Free software like suicide bombers is a drastic step that is the last resort to overcoming the immense power of monopolies. Perhaps my background in non-equilibrium thermodynamics has also influenced my interpretation. Durheim's association of mechanical solidary with penal law (punishment, force) and organic solidary with civil law (restitution, balance) is also a determinant in my view. == Ik tribe reference == From the article: The word, spelled anomy or also anomie, has also been used to apply to societies or groups of people within a society, who suffer from chaos due to lack of commonly recognized explicit or implicit rules of good conduct, or worse, to the reign of rules promoting isolation or even predation rather than cooperation (consider the Ik tribe). The Wikipedia article on the Ik tribe does no support this use, as far as i can see. Turnbull's popular if specious "The Mountain People" might lead one to the conclusion, though it seems the more recent field work has discredited much of his analysis. i plan to remove the parenthetical phrase in two weeks if there is no objection. == Changes to article == Have removed reference to Ik tribe and changed the reference to 'suffering' from anomie to 'experiencing'. -- [http://uk.geocities.com/james.doran10@btinternet.com James]
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