Contr'un
Proudhonian consistency
I was amused to find that Proudhon’s first published article in 1839 begins with the following: “Is a universal alphabet possible? “If it is possible, is it practicable in the study and common usage of […]
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Contr'un
More Molinari, etc.
Roderick Long has translated another pair of texts, both relating to Gustave de Molinari’s Soirées on the Rue Saint-Lazare: Charles Coquelin’s review of the work, and “Question of the Limits of State Action and Individual […]
Contr'un
The Theory of Property, Chapter VIII
Of the chapters from Proudhon’s The Theory of Property which have not yet appeared in translation, the first is the Introduction compiled by Proudhon’s friends, which surveyed his previous works; the third, fourth and fifth […]
Proudhon Library
P.-J. Proudhon, The Philosophy of Progress (1853)
It’s coming up on three years since I completed my initial working translation of Proudhon’s The Philosophy of Progress. In that time, I’ve subjected the text to three rather complete revisions, and various more minor […]
Contr'un
“Theory of Property” controversies
In the interest of covering as many of the bases as possible, relating to The Theory of Property, and Proudhon’s posthumous works in general, I’ve spent some time this week exploring the debates within Proudhon’s […]
Proudhon Library
“Notice to the Reader,” from Proudhon’s “The Principle of Art”
NOTICE TO THE READER Two days before his death, in the presence of his wife, Proudhon dictated to his eldest daughter a document by which, after having designated a certain number of friends to watch, […]
Contr'un
The Posthumous Works of Proudhon
The previous post, “What is certain is that property is to be regenerated among us,” has spurred some further research on the relation of The Theory of Property to Proudhon’s works of the early 1860s. […]
Contr'un
“What is certain is that property is to be regenerated among us”
[ezcol_1third] Contr’un Revisited: [commentary coming soon] [/ezcol_1third][ezcol_2third_end] I was asked to clarify Proudhon’s position on property, by someone reading the AK Press anthology, Property is Theft! I had been under the impression that, although Iain […]
translations
2012 translation plans / an anarchist-communist children’s book from 1901
I’m in the process of working out my 2012 plan of action, including which works I’m going to concentrate of translating. I’m collaborating with a colleague on some of Charles Fourier’s more entertaining writings, and […]
Working Translations
Joseph Déjacque, The Servile War
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] The Servile War. Joseph Déjacque Property is robbery. Slavery is murder. P. J. Proudhon. We are Abolitionists from the North, come to take and release your slaves; […]