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This is a 1994 translation of one of the classics of the traditions of anarchism and socialism. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a contemporary of Marx and one of the most acute, influential and subversive critics of modern French and European society. His What is Property? (1840)... Read Full Overview

What Is Property?: or, An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government is a work of political philosophy on the concept of property and its relation to anarchist philosophy by the French anarchist and mutualist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, first published in 1840. In the... Read Full Overview

"What is Property?" is a book by French philosopher and economist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, first published in 1840. In this work, Proudhon examines the concept of property and its implications for society. He argues that property is theft and that it is the source of all social... Read Full Overview

Proudhon was a very influential European philosopher and politician in the 19th century.

Una investigaci n acerca del principio del derecho y del gobierno; es el t tulo de un libro del anarquista franc s Pierre-Joseph Proudhon editado en el a o 1840. Es en este libro donde aparece la cita m s c lebre de Proudhon: "la propiedad es el robo" y otras menos conocidas... Read Full Overview

The correspondence 1 of P. J. Proudhon, the first volumes of which we publish to-day, has been collected since his death by the faithful and intelligent labors of his daughter, aided by a few friends. It was incomplete when submitted to Sainte Beuve, but the portion with which... Read Full Overview

If the law has been able to render the right of heredity common to all the children of one father, can it not render it equal for all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren? If the law no longer heeds the age of any member of the family, can it not, by the right of heredity,... Read Full Overview

""What Is Property?"" is a book written by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, a French philosopher and political theorist. Published in 1840, the book is considered one of the most influential works of anarchist theory. In the book, Proudhon argues that all forms of property are inherently... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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What Is Property? is a book written by French philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, and it was first published in 1840. The book is a critique of the concept of property and its role in society. Proudhon argues that property is theft and that it leads to inequality, oppression,... Read Full Overview

Pierre-Joseph (1809-1865) was a French mutualist political philosopher of the socialist tradition. He was the first individual to call himself an "anarchist" and is considered among the first anarchist thinkers. Proudhon is most famous for his assertion that "Property is theft... Read Full Overview