The Enlightened Anarchism and Feminism of William Godwin

26/10/2025 29 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4
The Enlightened Anarchism and Feminism of William Godwin

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The first great "philosophical" or non-religious anarchist in the West, author of the novel Caleb Williams or Things as They Are, and the still underrated classic  An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice. Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft (whom he married and with whom he had a daughter [Mary Shelley]) are major influences.