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P.-J. Proudhon, “Property is Theft” (manuscript)
The theory of indefinites explains how this proposition is an absolute truth, and how nevertheless [property] is an organic and social necessity. […]
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P.-J. Proudhon, “Principles of the Philosophy of Progress” (selections)
[Ms. 2867, part of “Economy,” contains a section on the “Principles of the Philosophy of Progress,” which focuses on the character of collective beings and collective reason, as well as sections applying the principles.] PRINCIPLES […]
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Proudhon on Socialism (“Theory of Property” manuscripts)
Socialisme.—Tout mot et sujet a plusieurs acceptations. Si Théorie de la société, ou Science sociale ;—je l’affirmes. Si parti qui affirme une science sociale, la nécessité de réformer la société conformément à la science : […]
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Review of “Property is Theft!” (Black Flag, 2014)
Related links: Proudhon Library (main page) Black Flag 236 (Libcom) Purchase Property is Theft (AK Press) During his lifetime Pierre-Joseph Proudhon published two dozen works, ranging from pamphlets to the six-volume Justice in the Revolution […]
French texts
Proudhon’s “What is Property” reviewed in “La Phalange” (1840)
This is the review referrred to by Proudhon in the Second Memoir. Nous extrayons de l’Impartial de Besançon un fort bon article contenant une réfutation d’un livre de M. Proudhon, intitulé : Qu’est-ce que la […]
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Louis Blanc — Responses to Proudhon
L’État-Anarchie du Citoyen Proudhon. Louis Blanc Lorsque, voulant éclabousser de loin un honnête homme, quelque enfant mal élevé s’avise de frapper du pied dans le ruisseau, que fait l’honnête homme? Se détourne-t-il de son […]
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Notes on Proudhon and the family
To say anything that is not simply superficial about Proudhon’s infamous anti-feminism requires us to look closely at the content and development of arguments scattered through his works. As part of that process, I’m gathering material from exchanges scattered across various social media platforms that has addressed the question in one way or another. Together with the translations from Sylvain Maréchal, whose theory of patriarchal government seems destined to be some kind of foil for Proudhon’s thought, I hope this notes will form the basis of a more systematic study. […]
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“The Complete Works of P.-J. Proudhon” (advertisement)
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Under the title Complete Works, we collect all the publications (books, pamphlets, and journal articles) published during Proudhon’s lifetime, which it would be impossible […]
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Reading “What is Property? — The Third Social Form
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Back in 2014, in the midst of some very general questioning of how we tell anarchist history, I retranslated some of the final sections of Proudhon’s What is Property? and […]