Definition of Proudhon

1. Noun. French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865).

Exact synonyms: Pierre Joseph Proudhon
Generic synonyms: Socialist

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Literary usage of Proudhon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Socialism by Thomas Kirkup (1892)
"Proudhon Pierre Joseph Proudhon was born in 1809 at Besancon France, ... There is a story of the young Proudhon returning home laden with prizes, ..."

2. A History of Socialism by Thomas Kirkup (1892)
"There is a story of the young Proudhon returning home laden with prizes, ... As Proudhon knew nothing whatever of the true principles of philology, ..."

3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"The phrase itself died with him, when Proudhon resuscitated it by endowing ... Emerson agrees with Proudhon : " In the last analysis all property is theft. ..."

4. French and German Socialism in Modern Times by Richard Theodore Ely (1883)
"SOCIALISM IN FRANCE SINCE Proudhon'. THE last thirty years of the history of France constitute an unfruitful period in the development of socialism. ..."

5. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"The banker had a special antipathy to Lamartine (for having supported Ledru-Rollin) and, at the same time, to Pierre Leroux, Proudhon, Considérant, ..."

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