The Principle of Federation
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The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Du principe fédératif | 2 |
| The Principle of Federation canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Principle of Federation Context triple: [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, notableWork, The Principle of Federation]
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Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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Three Forms of Unity
Three Forms of Unity is the historic set of Reformed confessional standards—comprising the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort—widely used in Dutch Reformed and related churches.
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The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Principle of Federation Target entity description: The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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A.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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B.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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C.
Three Forms of Unity
Three Forms of Unity is the historic set of Reformed confessional standards—comprising the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort—widely used in Dutch Reformed and related churches.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
local autonomy
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political pluralism ⓘ voluntary association ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide alternative to capitalism
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provide alternative to centralized state ⓘ |
| author | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes | decentralized federalist social order ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-capitalist
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anti-statist ⓘ libertarian socialist ⓘ pro-federalist ⓘ |
| influenced |
anarchist political thought
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decentralist political theory ⓘ federalist movements ⓘ libertarian socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century French republican debates
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s mutualism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-centralism
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autonomy of communes ⓘ contractual federal pact ⓘ critique of capitalism ⓘ critique of the unitary state ⓘ decentralization ⓘ federalism ⓘ mutualism ⓘ political organization ⓘ self-government ⓘ social order ⓘ subsidiarity ⓘ |
| opposes |
authoritarianism
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capitalist economic organization ⓘ centralized state power ⓘ unitary nation-state ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Principle of Federation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Du principe fédératif
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| philosophicalTradition |
anarchism
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federalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| proposes |
bottom-up political organization
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contract-based political association ⓘ federation of communes ⓘ federation of regions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
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What is Property? ⓘ |
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