God and the State is an unfinished manuscript by the Russian anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin, published posthumously in 1882. The work criticises Christianity and the then-burgeoning technocracy
The cover of the first print in 1882.
Technocracy is an expert-based type of governance. In its strongest sense, it is a form of government in which decisions across all sectors and policy domains follow evidence-based, efficiency-oriente
God and the State
…manuscript by the Russian anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin, published posthumously in 1882. The work criticises Christianity and the then-burgeoning technocracy movement from a materialist, anarchist and individualist perspective. With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870, the Russian anarchist…
Central banks often rely on financial experts operating relatively insulated from electoral processes, such as the European Central Bank.
Jürgen Habermas argued that expert knowledge should be integrated into democratic processes without replacing them.
Howard Scott, a leading figure of the Technical Alliance and Technocracy Inc., held that technocratic governance can maximize efficiency and increase abundance.
In his book New Atlantis, Francis Bacon envisioned a technocratic utopia ruled by scientists.