French journalist and the first person to call himself an anarchist, whose 1840 What Is Property? answered its own title question, theft, condemning rent and interest as unearned income while defending property held and worked by its own possessor, the mutualist position that split later anarchists from the collectivist and communist currents Bakunin and Kropotkin represented. He died in 1865.
Facts
Classification
Political RoleMember of the French Parliament 1 Political Role GenderSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Connections
In the Other Atlases
Same As
Also in Philosophy Atlas: the same subject.
Source Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (Wikipedia)tier 2
Also in Society and Culture Atlas: the same subject.
Sources
1. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
- intro: 'became a member of the French Parliament after the Revolution of 1848'
- intro: 'one of anarchism's most influential theorists'
View the Source2. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (Wikipedia)
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.