Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Flashcards
What was Proudhon’s famous assertion?
‘property is theft’
What is Proudhon famous work?
‘What Is Property’ (1840)
What did Proudhon oppose about property?
Proudhon did not totally oppose private property, merely property that was used to oppress workers or to promote inequality, using this assertion to distinguish from ‘possessions’ and ‘property’
How did Proudhon believing in the abolition of the state?
A peaceful abolition of the state, even evoking a member of the French parliament after 1848
What was Proudhon often called, with many seeing him as a bridge between anarchism and socialism?
A ‘libertarian socialist’
What was Proudhon view on the medal means of production?
Being owned in common and the abolition of the cabalist system of exchange, but also advocated the abolition of any kind of government
Why did Proudhon reject the state?
On the grounds it would become oppresive
What was Proudhon brand of socialism?
To be decentralised and made up of communities of workers who had come together freely to from cooperative working groups
In what way was Proudhon collectivist?
He proposed a federal system of communes, backed by a ‘People’s bank’ which could recycle surplus funds to these productive units
In what way was Proudhon a individualist?
He saw workers and groups of workers freely entering into contracts with each other for the exchange of labour and goods
