Apparently I missed a post on the C4SIF site last March, claiming that Proudhon was an advocate of intellectual property. Now, as I am a notorious softy on that question (or self-serving reactionary, depending on who you ask), I’m less inclined to “pistols at dawn” than some might be, but it doesn’t sound much like the Proudhon I know. You can check the comments for some discussion with Stephan Kinsella about the question, which is rendered more difficult because the text at issue is from the half-translated and notoriously difficult System of Economic Contradictions.
Contr'un
Anarchist-communism, work, and the virtue of selfishness
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Contr’un Revisited: Obviously, it’s a big moment when Joseph Déjacque enters the mix, but there’s a lot going on here that would bear fruit later. Adding Déjacque to my list […]
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JUSTICE – Supremacy of Justice
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Justice in the Revolution and in the Church, Volume I, “Program,” section IX. § IX. — Supremacy of Justice. Philosophy defined; Its dualism established; Its levelling spirit and its democratic tendency demonstrated; The […]
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Proudhon on Property (1846) – Part 4
THE SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC CONTRADICTIONS CHAPTER XI EIGHTH EPOCH.—PROPERTY [continued from Part 3] Of all the forms of property, the most detestable is that which has talent for a pretext. Prove to an artist, […]