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Title: What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government
Note: Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger
Summary: "What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government" by P. J. Proudhon is a philosophical and political treatise written in the early 19th century. This seminal work challenges conventional notions of property, proposing radical ideas regarding equality and justice in society. Proudhon famously states, "Property is theft," suggesting that the institution of private property is fundamentally unjust and a source of societal inequality. At the start of the work, Proudhon introduces the central theme of his investigation: the nature of property and its implications for justice and governance. He first proposes that commonly accepted definitions of property, whether based on labor or law, fail to hold when subjected to rigorous analysis. By asserting that property is an effect without a cause, he calls into question the foundations of societal consent and legal structures surrounding ownership. Proudhon's method seeks to dissect these concepts, aiming to demonstrate that true justice and equality must replace existing legal and economic frameworks. The opening chapters promise a critical examination of entrenched societal beliefs, inviting readers to reconsider their views on property and the principles governing human interaction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph), 1809-1865
EBook No.: 360
Published: Nov 1, 1995
Downloads: 328
Language: English
Subject: Economics
Subject: Property
LoCC: Social sciences: Economic theory, Demography
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government
Note: Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger
Summary: "What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government" by P. J. Proudhon is a philosophical and political treatise written in the early 19th century. This seminal work challenges conventional notions of property, proposing radical ideas regarding equality and justice in society. Proudhon famously states, "Property is theft," suggesting that the institution of private property is fundamentally unjust and a source of societal inequality. At the start of the work, Proudhon introduces the central theme of his investigation: the nature of property and its implications for justice and governance. He first proposes that commonly accepted definitions of property, whether based on labor or law, fail to hold when subjected to rigorous analysis. By asserting that property is an effect without a cause, he calls into question the foundations of societal consent and legal structures surrounding ownership. Proudhon's method seeks to dissect these concepts, aiming to demonstrate that true justice and equality must replace existing legal and economic frameworks. The opening chapters promise a critical examination of entrenched societal beliefs, inviting readers to reconsider their views on property and the principles governing human interaction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph), 1809-1865
EBook No.: 360
Published: Nov 1, 1995
Downloads: 328
Language: English
Subject: Economics
Subject: Property
LoCC: Social sciences: Economic theory, Demography
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.