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Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and its Influence on Morals and Happiness is a 1793 book by the philosopher William Godwin, in which the author outlines his political philosophy. It is the first modern work to elucidate anarchism .
Godwin’s best known work of political theory. Written in the early years of the French Revolution before the Terror had begun, Godwin provides a devastating critique of unjust government institutions and optimistically proposes that individuals not the state can best provide for their needs.
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. William Godwin and Mark Philp. Abstract. ‘To a rational being there can be but one rule of conduct, justice, and one mode of ascertaining that rule, the exercise of his understanding.’. Godwin’s Political Justice is the founding text of philosophical anarchism.
Jul 2, 2009 · An enquiry concerning political justice, and its influence on general virtue and happiness. by. Godwin, William, 1756-1836. cn. Publication date. 1793. Topics. Political science, Political ethics. Publisher. London, Print. for G.G.J. and J. Robinson.
Political Justice raises deep philosophical questions about the nature of our duty to others that remain central to modern debates on ethics and...
Political Justice raises deep philosophical questions about the nature of our duty to others that remain central to modern debates on ethics and politics. This edition reprints the first-edition text of 1793, and examines Godwin's evolving philosophy in the context of his life and work.
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May 19, 2022 · Enquiry concerning political justice. by. Godwin, William, 1756-1836. Publication date. 1971. Publisher. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
