What Is Property? - Couverture souple

Proudhon, P. J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419193538 ISBN 13 : 9781419193538

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

""What Is Property?"" is a seminal work by French philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, first published in 1840. In this book, Proudhon argues against the concept of private property and proposes an alternative system based on mutualism and collective ownership. He critiques the existing economic and political systems of his time, arguing that they perpetuate inequality and injustice. Proudhon's ideas had a significant influence on anarchist and socialist movements, and his work remains relevant today in discussions of property rights and economic justice. This edition includes an introduction by Murray Bookchin, a leading anarchist thinker of the 20th century.Property is impossible; equality does not exist. We hate the former, and yet wish to possess it; the latter rules all our thoughts, yet we know not how to reach it. Who will explain this profound antagonism between our conscience and our will? Who will point out the causes of this pernicious error, which has become the most sacred principle of justice and society?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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) produced the answer 'Property is theft'; the book itself has become a classic of political thought through its wide-ranging and deep-reaching critique of private property as at once the essential institution of Western culture and the root cause of greed, corruption, political tyranny, social division and violation of natural law. A critical and historical introduction situates Proudhon's 'diabolical work' (as he called it) in the context of nineteenth-century social and legal controversy and of the history of political thought in general.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419193538
• ISBN 13: 9781419193538
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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