Romantic Rationalist: A William Godwin Reader

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Author(s): Peter Marshall
Publisher: PM Press
Year: 2013

Language: English

Acknowledgements
Editor’s Note
Foreword by John P. Clark
INTRODUCTION
I Influence
II The Making of an Anarchist
III Analysis
SELECTIONS
I Summary of Principles
II Human Nature
1 Necessity and Free Will
2 The Characters of Men Originate in their External Circumstances
3 The Voluntary Actions of Men Originate in their Opinions
4 Equality
5 Individuality and Society
6 Perfectibility
III Ethics
1 Morality
2 Moral Rules
3 Justice
4 Private and Domestic Affections
5 Benevolence
6 Duty
7 Rights
8 Coercion
9 Promises
10 Marriage
11 Religion
IV Politics
1 Political Enquiry
2 Government
3 Social Contract
4 Constitutions
5 Legislation
6 Law
7 Punishment
8 Obedience and Authority
9 Freedom of Thought and Expression
10 Patriotism
11 Monarchy
12 Aristocracy
13 Democracy
14 Republicanism
15 Representation
16 Ballot
17 Assemblies
18 Political Associations and Parties
19 Revolutions
20 Reform
V Economics
1 Importance of Property
2 Effects of Unequal Distribution
3 Economic Justice
4 Degrees of Property
5 Rights of Property
6 Population
VI Education
1 Power of Education
2 Innocence of Children
3 Love of Liberty in Children
4 Nature of Education
5 Evils of National Education
6 Teachers
7 Schools
8 Method of Teaching
9 Learning through Desire
10 Education in a Free Society
VII Free Society
1 Freedom
2 Anarchy
3 Decentralization
4 Administration of Justice and Defence
5 Dissolution of Government
6 Social Arrangements
Further Reading
Bibliography
About the Author
Index