What is Property?
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"What is Property?" is an 1840 philosophical and political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, famous for declaring that "property is theft" and foundational to anarchist and socialist thought.
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise → political treatise → |
| aimsTo |
define the nature of property
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examine the principle of right and government → |
| author |
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| criticizes |
capitalist property relations
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private property → |
| famousFor |
the phrase "property is theft"
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| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy → political theory → |
| hasForm |
treatise
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| hasPart |
critique of legal concepts of ownership
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discussion of rights and government → theoretical analysis of property → |
| historicalContext |
early industrial capitalism in Europe
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post-French Revolution France → |
| influenced |
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s later works
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anarchist thought → socialist thought → |
| keyConcept |
critique of economic inequality
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distinction between property and possession → moral evaluation of ownership → social function of property → |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Anarchism—History of ideas
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Property—Philosophy → |
| mainSubject |
anarchism
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law and government → political philosophy → private property → property → social philosophy → socialism → |
| movement |
classical anarchism
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early socialism → |
| notableQuote |
La propriété, c’est le vol !
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| notableQuoteTranslation |
Property is theft!
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| originalLanguage |
French
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| originalTitle |
Qu’est-ce que la propriété ?
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| philosophicalTradition |
anarchism
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mutualism → socialism → |
| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| publicationYear |
1840
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| publisherLocation |
Paris
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| subtitle |
Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement
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| supports |
possession as use-based holding
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon → |
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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The Principle of Federation → |
relatedWork |