Bowers: A few theorists hold the extreme view that society could flourish in a condition of anarchy, the absence of government  Some of these theorists have even produced interesting arguments to support that position  One writer, for example, contends that anarchy is laissez-faire capitalism taken to its logical extreme  But these theorists' views ignore the fundamental principle of social philosophy -- that an acceptable social philosophy must promote peace and order  Any social philosophy that countenances chaos, i  e
, anarchy, accordingly deserves no further attention
the argument fails to show that laissez-faire capitalism deserves to be rejected as a social philosophy