What Is Property?
A Philosophy, Nonfiction, Economics book. But what is there in man older and deeper than the religious sentiment?There is man himself;...
Ce texte, publié en 1840, rendit célèbre Pierre-Joseph Proudhon grâce à une impérissable formule : « La propriété, c’est le vol. » Pour Proudhon, le capitalisme est l’apothéose d’une extorsion invisible.Le rassemblement productif des travailleurs dégage une force collective supérieure à la somme des forces de ces travailleurs pris isolément. Or la propriété privée des moyens de production autorise le capitaliste à rémunérer le travailleur sur la seule base individuelle de ce qu’il aurait produit s’il avait été placé hors...
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Justice is the central star which governs societies, the pole around which the political world revolves, the principle and the regulator of all transactions. Nothing takes place between men save in the name of right; nothing without the invocation of justice. Justice is not the work of the law: on the contrary, the law is only a declaration and application of justice in all circumstances where men are liable to come in contact. If, then, the idea that we form of justice and right were ill-defined, if it were imperfect or even false, it is clear that... What, I ask, has the fixed and solid nature of the earth to do with the right of appropriation?(...)But the creator of the land does not sell it: he gives it; and, in giving it, he is no respecter of persons. Why, then, are some of his children regarded as legitimate, while others are treated as bastards? If the equality of shares was an original right, why is the inequality of conditions a posthumous right? Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What Is Property? But what is there in man older and deeper than the religious sentiment?There is man himself; that is, volition and conscience, free-will and law, eternally antagonistic. Man is at war with himself: why?Man, say the theologians, transgressed in the beginning; our race is guilty of an ancient offence. For this transgression humanity has fallen; error and ignorance have become its sustenance. Read history, you will find universal proof of this necessity for evil in the permanent misery of nations. Man suffers and always will suffer; his disease is hereditary...
Although this book is an important historical work, I couldn't honestly rate it higher than OK, just because the style and presentation is wanting. At times he comes across as hasty and arrogant. But there are other times when he settles into a more well-paced and well-argued discussion. The best parts are in the middle. The benefit... This is an absolutely essential treatise to understanding the problems we now face here in the U.S. and everywhere else in the world. Tracing back through its historical origins, Proudhon finds that there really is little attempt by intellectuals to do much other than say "Yeah property is okay, let's move on." He compares an incredible... Not a book I'd recommend as an introduction to anarchism or something like that but still a fascinating and fiery text. Most notable on the "very bad" side is that women are referred to approximately twice, where they're called as different to men as men are to goats and it's said they should probably be "excluded from society"! Christ....
