Henri Zisly (born in Paris, 2 November 1872; died in 1945)
was a French

individualist anarchist Individualist anarchism is the branch of anarchism that emphasizes the individual and their Will (philosophy), will over external determinants such as groups, society, traditions and ideological systems."What do I mean by individualism? I mean ...

and

naturist Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms ar ...

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Émile Gravelle Émile Gravelle (1855–1920) was a French individualist anarchist and naturist activist, writer and painter.Etudes Jean-Jacques Rousseau Musée Jean-Jacques Rousseau - 1996 Le fondateur du Naturianisme est Émile Gravelle. Né en 1855 à Doua ...

in many journals such as ''La Nouvelle Humanité'' and ''La Vie Naturelle'', which promoted anarchist-naturism. Zisly's political activity, "primarily aimed at supporting a return to 'natural life' through writing and practical involvement, stimulated lively confrontations within and outside the anarchist environment. Zisly vividly criticized progress and civilization, which he regarded as 'absurd, ignoble, and filthy.' He openly opposed

industrialization Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an econo ...

, arguing that machines were inherently authoritarian, defended

nudism Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms a ...

, advocated a non-dogmatic and non-religious adherence to the 'laws of nature,' recommended a lifestyle based on limited needs and self-sufficiency, and disagreed with

vegetarianism Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism may ...

, which he considered 'anti-scientific.'"

Works

*En Conquête de l'état naturel, 1899 *Voyage au beau pays de Naturie, 1900 *La Conception du naturisme libertaire, 1920 *Naturisme pratique dans la civilisation, 1928

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1872 births 1945 deaths Critics of vegetarianism Egoist anarchists French anarchists French naturists Green anarchists Individualist anarchists Writers from Paris {{Anarchist-stub

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