Romantic Rationalist: A William Godwin Reader - Couverture souple

Godwin, William

 
9781629632285: Romantic Rationalist: A William Godwin Reader

Synopsis

William Godwin (1756 1836) was one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. He was not only a radical philosopher but a pioneer in libertarian education, a founder of communist economics, and an acute and powerful novelist whose literary family included his partner, pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, and his daughter Mary Godwin (later Mary Shelley).This work offers for the first time a handy collection of Godwin s key writings in a clear and concise form, together with an assessment of his influence, a biographical sketch, and an analysis of his contribution to anarchist theory and practice. Godwin s work will be of interest to all those who believe that rationality, truth, happiness, individuality, equality, and freedom are central concerns of human enquiry and endeavor.

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À propos de l?auteur

William Godwin was one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism.John Clark is the Curtin Distinguished Professor in Humane Letters and the Professions, a professor of philosophy, and a member of the environmental studies faculty at Loyola University New Orleans. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, most recently, "The Impossible Community". He lives in New Orleans. Peter Marshall is a historian, philosopher, travel writer, and poet. He has written sixteen books, including "Demanding the Impossible" and "William Godwin." He was a founding member of a libertarian community in England.

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