Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and its Influence on Morals and Happiness. Volume 2
William Godwin
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Length 14 h 44 min
Chapters 53
First published 1793
It was Godwin, in his Enquiry concerning Political Justice (2 vols., 1793), who was the first to formulate the political and economical conceptions of anarchism, even though he did not give that name to the ideas developed in his remarkable work. Laws, he wrote, are not a product of the wisdom of our ancestors: they are the product of their passions, their timidity, their jealousies and their ambition. The remedy they offer is worse than the evils they pretend to cure. - Summary by Peter Kropotkin
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BOOK V. CHAP. I. INTRODUCTION Read by Jddykst 7:38
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BOOK V. CHAP. II. OF EDUCATION, THE EDUCATION OF A PRINCE Read by ReeceT 23:00
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BOOK V. CHAP. III. PRIVATE LIFE OF A PRINCE. Read by HenRMJ 14:27
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BOOK V. CHAP. IV. OF A VIRTUOUS DESPOTISM Read by Mark Anderson 10:43
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BOOK V. CHAP. V. OF COURTS AND MINISTERS Read by Mark Anderson 19:56
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BOOK V. CHAP. VI. OF SUBJECTS Read by Jddykst 20:47
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BOOK V. CHAP. VII. OF ELECTIVE MONARCHY Read by Jddykst 11:44
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BOOK V. CHAP. VIII. OF LIMITED MONARCHY Read by Jddykst 22:19
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BOOK V. CHAP. IX. OF A PRESIDENT WITH REGAL POWERS Read by Jddykst 12:51
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BOOK V. CHAP. X. OF HEREDITARY DISTINCTION Read by Jddykst 13:38
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BOOK V. CHAP. XI. MORAL EFFECTS OF ARISTOCRACY Read by Jddykst 12:15
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BOOK V. CHAP. XII. OF TITLES Read by Jddykst 7:32
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BOOK V. CHAP. XIII. OF THE ARISTOCRATICAL CHARACTER Read by Jddykst 20:51
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BOOK V. CHAP. XIV. GENERAL FEATURES OF DEMOCRACY Read by Jddykst 18:26
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BOOK V. CHAP. XV. OF POLITICAL IMPOSTURE Read by Jddykst 34:09
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BOOK V. CHAP. XVI. OF THE CAUSES OF WAR Read by KateTk 19:13
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BOOK V. CHAP. XVII. OF THE OBJECT OF WAR Read by Arden 7:01
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BOOK V. CHAP. XVIII. OF THE CONDUCT OF WAR Read by Arden 12:42
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BOOK V. CHAP. XIX. OF MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS AND TREATIES Read by Arden 12:59
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BOOK V. CHAP. XX. OF DEMOCRACY AS CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSACTIONS OF WAR Read by Arden 10:04
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BOOK V. CHAP. XXI. OP THE COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT Read by KateTk 13:54
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BOOK V. CHAP. XXII. OF THE FUTURE HISTORY OF POLITICAL SOCIETIES Read by Arden 14:46
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BOOK V. CHAP. XXIII. OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES Read by KateTk 13:48
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BOOK V. CHAP. XXIV. OF THE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNMENT Read by Michael Poling 5:44
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BOOK VI. CHAP. I. GENERAL EFFECTS OF THE POLITICAL SUPERINTENDENCE OF OPINION Read by Arden 29:16
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BOOK VI. CHAP. II. OF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS Read by J. Grunfelder 9:36
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BOOK VI. CHAP. III. OF THE SUPPRESSION OF ERRONEOUS OPINION IN RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT Read by J. Grunfelder 20:05
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BOOK VI. CHAP. IV. OF TESTS Read by Arden 12:18
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BOOK VI. CHAP. V. OF OATHS Read by Arden 8:06
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BOOK VI. CHAP. VI. OF LIBELS Read by Arden 22:42
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BOOK VI. CHAP. VII. OF CONSTITUTIONS Read by Arden 20:15
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BOOK VI. CHAP. VIII. OF NATIONAL EDUCATION Read by Arden 12:43
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BOOK VI. CHAP. IX. OF PENSIONS AND SALARIES Read by Arden 16:44
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BOOK VI. CHAP. X. OF THE MODES OF DECIDING A QUESTION ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY Read by Arden 6:22
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BOOK VII. CHAP. I. LIMITATIONS OF THE DOCTRINE OF PUNISHMENT WHICH RESULT FROM THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY Read by Anautumnous 13:27
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BOOK VII. CHAP. II. GENERAL DISADVANTAGES OF PUNISHMENT Read by Anautumnous 15:36
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BOOK VII. CHAP. III. OF THE PURPOSES OF PUNISHMENT Read by Arden 14:23
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BOOK VII. CHAP. IV. OF THE APPLICATION OF PUNISHMENT Read by Arden 19:43
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BOOK VII. CHAP. V. OF PUNISHMENT CONSIDERED AS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT Read by Arden 28:31
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BOOK VII. CHAP. VI. SCALE OF PUNISHMENT Read by Arden 23:22
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BOOK VII. CHAP. VII. OF EVIDENCE Read by Jddykst 5:55
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BOOK VII. CHAP. VIII. OF LAW Read by Jddykst 31:16
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BOOK VII. CHAP. IX. OF PARDONS Read by Jddykst 11:13
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. I. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS Read by Arden 16:34
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. II. PRINCIPLES OF PROPERTY Read by HenRMJ 29:30
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. III. BENEFITS ATTENDANT ON A SYSTEM OF EQUALITY Read by Jddykst 27:57
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. IV. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE FRAILTY OF THE HUMAN MIND Read by Arden 9:43
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. V. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM QUESTION OF PERMANENCE Read by Arden 7:00
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. VI. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE ALLUREMENTS OF SLOTH Read by Arden 13:38
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. VII. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE BENEFITS OF LUXURY Read by czandra 10:45
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. VIII. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE INFLEXIBILITY OF ITS RESTRICTIONS Read by Arden 27:29
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BOOK VIII. CHAP. IX. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION Read by Arden 21:48
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BOOK VIII. CHAP.X. REFLECTIONS. Read by HenRMJ 37:29
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