I’ve posted a working translation of Proudhon’s “Catechism of Marriage,” from the fourth volume of Justice in the Revolution and in the Church. It’s strange stuff, and unappealing in a variety of ways, but I think it is relatively clear what Proudhon is up to—and where he goes wrong.
French texts
Neuvième étude — Progrès et décadence — français parallèle
NEUVIÈME ÉTUDE PROGRÈS ET DÉCADENCE À Son Éminence Mgr Matthieu, Cardinal-Archevêque de Besançon. I ESSAIS D’UNE PHILOSOPHIE POPULAIRE. — N° 9. DE LA JUSTICE DANS LA RÉVOLUTION ET DANS L’ÉGLISE. NEUVIÈME ÉTUDE. PROGRÈS ET DÉCADENCE. […]
Proudhon Library
P.-J. Proudhon, “War and Peace,” Volume II
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 10px”] War and Peace, Vol. I How Business Goes in France and Why We Will Have War [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 10px 0 10px”] WAR AND PEACE INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE PRINCIPLE AND […]
Contr'un
What could justify property?
[Commentary coming soon.] The shift in Proudhon’s work, from critique of property to arguments in favor of it (despite and based on the critiques), is hard to work through, perhaps because Proudhon was himself a […]