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June 1, 2025

P.-J. Proudhon, “System of Economic Contradictions” (Eighth Epoch—Property)

January 3, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[Parts of this translation are quite rough, so use with caution and preferably with reference to the original French.] THE SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC CONTRADICTIONS CHAPTER XI EIGHTH EPOCH.—PROPERTY 1.—Property is inexplicable apart from the economic […]

From “The System of Economic Contradictions”

March 29, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

[I discovered that one section of the chapter on property did not appear among the translations I have posted online. After some searching, however, it did appear among my working files.] II The subject and […]

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P.-J. Proudhon, “System of Economic Contradictions” (Eighth Epoch—Property)

From “The System of Economic Contradictions”