Godwin's Political Justice is the founding work of philosophical anarchism.
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
However, unlike most of the works that Burke's work spawned in the ensuing Revolution Controversy, Godwin's did not address the specific political events of the day; it addressed the underlying philosophical principles.
A sense of the value of such a work, if properly executed, was the motive which gave birth to these volumes.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
This edition reprints the first-edition text of 1793, and examines Godwin's evolving philosophy in the context of his life and work.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
This edition reprints the first-edition text of 1793, and examines Godwin's evolving philosophy in the context of his life and work.
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.