Proudhon

[ proo-dawn ]

/ pruˈdɔ̃ /

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noun

Pierre Jo·seph

[pyer zhaw-zef], /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/, 1809–65, French socialist and writer.

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How to use Proudhon in a sentence

The conversation was chiefly on the state of politics, the doings of the Assembly, M. Proudhon's recent developement.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
To this last doctrine, the editor declared himself adverse, while professing a great personal admiration for Proudhon.
Karl Marx|Achille Loria
Proudhon sought to give such an example by the founding of the People's Bank.
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher
Proudhon calls this social life "anarchy" and later "federation" also.
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher

Proudhon entered school as a day-scholar in the sixth class.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon

British Dictionary definitions for Proudhon

Proudhon

/ (French prudɔ̃) /

noun

Pierre Joseph (pjɛr ʒozɛf). 1809–65, French socialist, whose pamphlet What is Property? (1840) declared that property is theft

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