William Godwin, hijo y nieto de estrictos ministros calvinistas, abandonó finalmente su camino ministerial y sus creencias religiosas tras una extensa lectura. Emergió como un pensador crucial de la Ilustración, defendiendo el anarquismo y una moralidad independiente de la religión, una postura que inicialmente causó un considerable escándalo. Godwin introdujo magistralmente sus ideas radicales tanto a través de tratados filosóficos como de obras de ficción pioneras, destacando una historia de aventuras y detectives que marcó un hito y llegó a un amplio público. Su intelecto y sus audaces puntos de vista lo situaron entre los autores más influyentes de su época, dejando un legado duradero que se extendió hasta su propia hija, Mary Shelley.
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Criticizes the 'brute engine' of government for systematizing oppression of individual liberty in the name of law and order, and calls for the abolition of all forms of rule and for the institution of an anarchist society based on the principles of simplicity, sincerity and equality.
Challenging traditional political structures, the book critiques the role of private property in fostering social inequality. Godwin advocates for a government grounded in reason and justice, proposing that a property-free society would lead to greater equality. This influential treatise shaped 19th-century anarchist and socialist thought. The 1890 reprint serves as a vital resource for those studying political philosophy and the evolution of political ideas, preserving Godwin's insights for modern readers while acknowledging potential imperfections from its original format.
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Godwin's Political Justice is the founding work of philosophical anarchism. Drawing on the principles of liberty and utility Godwin criticizes government and all forms of secular and religious authority, advocating the free exercise of individual judgement. He raises enduring questions about the nature of our duty to others.
When honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland, he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a terrible secret.
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A gripping and suspenseful novel, Deloraine tells the story of an ambitious young man who rises from obscurity to political power only to be brought low by his own flaws and misdeeds. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this book is a tour-de-force of historical fiction and social commentary.