Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and its Influence on Morals and Happiness.…


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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 (14 hr 43 min)

Chapters

BOOK V. CHAP. I. INTRODUCTION 7:38 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. II. OF EDUCATION, THE EDUCATION OF A PRINCE 23:00 Read by ReeceT
BOOK V. CHAP. III. PRIVATE LIFE OF A PRINCE. 14:27 Read by HenRMJ
BOOK V. CHAP. IV. OF A VIRTUOUS DESPOTISM 10:43 Read by Mark Anderson
BOOK V. CHAP. V. OF COURTS AND MINISTERS 19:56 Read by Mark Anderson
BOOK V. CHAP. VI. OF SUBJECTS 20:47 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. VII. OF ELECTIVE MONARCHY 11:44 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. VIII. OF LIMITED MONARCHY 22:19 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. IX. OF A PRESIDENT WITH REGAL POWERS 12:51 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. X. OF HEREDITARY DISTINCTION 13:38 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. XI. MORAL EFFECTS OF ARISTOCRACY 12:15 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. XII. OF TITLES 7:32 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. XIII. OF THE ARISTOCRATICAL CHARACTER 20:51 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. XIV. GENERAL FEATURES OF DEMOCRACY 18:26 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. XV. OF POLITICAL IMPOSTURE 34:09 Read by Jddykst
BOOK V. CHAP. XVI. OF THE CAUSES OF WAR 19:13 Read by KateTk
BOOK V. CHAP. XVII. OF THE OBJECT OF WAR 7:01 Read by Arden
BOOK V. CHAP. XVIII. OF THE CONDUCT OF WAR 12:42 Read by Arden
BOOK V. CHAP. XIX. OF MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS AND TREATIES 12:59 Read by Arden
BOOK V. CHAP. XX. OF DEMOCRACY AS CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSACTIONS OF WAR 10:04 Read by Arden
BOOK V. CHAP. XXI. OP THE COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT 13:54 Read by KateTk
BOOK V. CHAP. XXII. OF THE FUTURE HISTORY OF POLITICAL SOCIETIES 14:46 Read by Arden
BOOK V. CHAP. XXIII. OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES 13:48 Read by KateTk
BOOK V. CHAP. XXIV. OF THE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNMENT 5:44 Read by Michael Poling
BOOK VI. CHAP. I. GENERAL EFFECTS OF THE POLITICAL SUPERINTENDENCE OF OPINION 29:16 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. II. OF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS 9:36 Read by J. Grunfelder
BOOK VI. CHAP. III. OF THE SUPPRESSION OF ERRONEOUS OPINION IN RELIGION AND GOV… 20:05 Read by J. Grunfelder
BOOK VI. CHAP. IV. OF TESTS 12:18 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. V. OF OATHS 8:06 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. VI. OF LIBELS 22:42 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. VII. OF CONSTITUTIONS 20:15 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. VIII. OF NATIONAL EDUCATION 12:43 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. IX. OF PENSIONS AND SALARIES 16:44 Read by Arden
BOOK VI. CHAP. X. OF THE MODES OF DECIDING A QUESTION ON THE PART OF THE COMMUN… 6:22 Read by Arden
BOOK VII. CHAP. I. LIMITATIONS OF THE DOCTRINE OF PUNISHMENT WHICH RESULT FROM … 13:27 Read by Anautumnous
BOOK VII. CHAP. II. GENERAL DISADVANTAGES OF PUNISHMENT 15:36 Read by Anautumnous
BOOK VII. CHAP. III. OF THE PURPOSES OF PUNISHMENT 14:23 Read by Arden
BOOK VII. CHAP. IV. OF THE APPLICATION OF PUNISHMENT 19:43 Read by Arden
BOOK VII. CHAP. V. OF PUNISHMENT CONSIDERED AS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT 28:31 Read by Arden
BOOK VII. CHAP. VI. SCALE OF PUNISHMENT 23:22 Read by Arden
BOOK VII. CHAP. VII. OF EVIDENCE 5:55 Read by Jddykst
BOOK VII. CHAP. VIII. OF LAW 31:16 Read by Jddykst
BOOK VII. CHAP. IX. OF PARDONS 11:13 Read by Jddykst
BOOK VIII. CHAP. I. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS 16:34 Read by Arden
BOOK VIII. CHAP. II. PRINCIPLES OF PROPERTY 29:30 Read by HenRMJ
BOOK VIII. CHAP. III. BENEFITS ATTENDANT ON A SYSTEM OF EQUALITY 27:57 Read by Jddykst
BOOK VIII. CHAP. IV. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE FRAILTY OF THE HUMAN MIND 9:43 Read by Arden
BOOK VIII. CHAP. V. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM QUESTION OF PERMANENCE 7:00 Read by Arden
BOOK VIII. CHAP. VI. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE ALLUREMENTS OF SLOTH 13:38 Read by Arden
BOOK VIII. CHAP. VII. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE BENEFITS OF LUXURY 10:45 Read by czandra
BOOK VIII. CHAP. VIII. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE INFLEXIBILITY OF ITS R… 27:29 Read by Arden
BOOK VIII. CHAP. IX. OBJECTION TO THIS SYSTEM FROM THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION 21:48 Read by Arden
BOOK VIII. CHAP.X. REFLECTIONS. 37:29 Read by HenRMJ