A review by microglyphics
What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

5.0

I have been viscerally opposed to the notion of private property for decades, but I never really gave it much critical analysis. This year, I decided to enquire more deeply, and I ended up here. Proudhon takes on every argument I had considered and then some. Proudhon was an Anarchist; he coined the term in this book, but this book should be read by Libertarians, who cherish property rights so dearly.

Not a spoiler, but I was left disappointed that many of his arguments are cogent, yet they remain unopposed or marginalised. He has been criticised for not having a path forward, but that should not discredit the paths he eviscerated.