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blueyorkie's review against another edition
3.0
In 1847 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon began in Besançon, at Arls “Syncerite, Parfaite Union et Constance Réunies” of the Great East of France. He is portrayed to this day by GOF as "a frequent and fulfilling Freemason of his duties, and has strongly influenced Freemasonry's development in France."
The publication of the book attracted the attention of the French authorities. It was also attracting the interest of Karl Marx, who began to correspond with his author. The two influenced each other: they found themselves in Paris during the exile of Marx. Their friendship finally came to an end when Marx responded to his text system of economical contradictions, or The Philosophy of Misery, with another provoke entitled The Misery of Philosophy.
The dispute has become one of the origins of the division between Marxist and anarchist wings at the International Workers Association meetings. Some, such as Edmund Wilson, argue that Marx's attack on Proudhon has its origin in Karl Grün's prior defence, which Marx openly hated and had been the author of Proudhon's work translations into several languages.
Humanity is a spectre for God, just as he is a spectre for her; each of the two is for the other, cause, reason and end of existence.
The publication of the book attracted the attention of the French authorities. It was also attracting the interest of Karl Marx, who began to correspond with his author. The two influenced each other: they found themselves in Paris during the exile of Marx. Their friendship finally came to an end when Marx responded to his text system of economical contradictions, or The Philosophy of Misery, with another provoke entitled The Misery of Philosophy.
The dispute has become one of the origins of the division between Marxist and anarchist wings at the International Workers Association meetings. Some, such as Edmund Wilson, argue that Marx's attack on Proudhon has its origin in Karl Grün's prior defence, which Marx openly hated and had been the author of Proudhon's work translations into several languages.
Humanity is a spectre for God, just as he is a spectre for her; each of the two is for the other, cause, reason and end of existence.
niconorico's review against another edition
2.0
As a work of political-economy Proudhon's double polemic against tendencies of the time in a framework of classical economics is of course useless to us. But his theodicy (intro & ch 8) is frequently interesting. There are healthier ways to spend your time than reading a book that will have you scribbling insults to Proudhon in the marigins. If you must read this book, keep a brisk pace.
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