# What Is Property? — Character guide

> Key figures in What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

- [Pierre Joseph Proudhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/pierre_joseph_proudhon.md): Proudhon writes as a man of conviction who thinks only of his idea and his interlocutor, ad rem et ad hominem, and who asks to be judged by his arguments rather than his name. He anticipates history by a few days, callin
- [Charles Fourier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/charles_fourier.md): Fourier belongs to the circle of philosophers Proudhon questions in turn — spiritualist, materialist, eclectic — before turning to law. His doctrines of association represent one of the rival answers to the property ques
- [M. Troplong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_troplong.md): Troplong stands among the legal authorities whose views on property Proudhon debates, treating their doctrines as serious arguments rather than straw men. Where Pothier thinks property, like royalty, exists by divine rig
- [Lamennais](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/lamennais.md): Priest and political writer referenced in discussions of property and justice.
- [M. Wolowski](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_wolowski.md): Wolowski belongs to the class of critics who answer Proudhon's paradox with the sober language of economics, and his objections sharpen the book's central quarrel. He represents the respectable opinion that property is a
- [Destutt de Tracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/destutt_de_tracy.md): Philosopher and economist whose ideas on property are examined.
- [M. Ch. Comte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_ch_comte.md): Liberal economist whose work on property is cited.
- [Say](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/say.md): Economist referenced in discussions of value and production.
- [M. Victor Considérant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_victor_considerant.md): Fourierist leader whose social theories are critiqued.
- [M. Blanqui](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_blanqui.md): Blanqui is the addressee of Proudhon's second memoir, which makes him a direct interlocutor rather than a distant authority. As an economist, he embodies the discipline that Proudhon both uses and attacks, and the exchan
- [M. Cousin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_cousin.md): Philosopher whose eclectic spiritualism is criticized.
- [Pothier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/pothier.md): Legal scholar whose writings on property law are referenced.
- [Malthus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/malthus.md): Economist whose population theory is debated.
- [M. Jobard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_jobard.md): Belgian economist and inventor whose ideas on property are discussed.
- [Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/napoleon.md): Historical figure cited in discussions of power and property.
- [Montesquieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/montesquieu.md): Political philosopher whose views on law and property are invoked.
- [Aristotle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/aristotle.md): Ancient philosopher referenced on justice and property.
- [Cicero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/cicero.md): Roman orator and philosopher cited on natural law.
- [Carrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/carrel.md): Journalist and political figure cited in the text.
- [Toullier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/toullier.md): French jurist whose civil law commentaries are referenced.
- [Grotius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/grotius.md): Dutch jurist and philosopher of natural law cited.
- [Sainte-Beuve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/sainte_beuve.md): Literary critic and friend of Proudhon mentioned in passing.
- [Louis Bonaparte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/louis_bonaparte.md): Future Napoleon III, criticized as a political figure.
- [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/jesus_christ.md): Religious figure cited in moral arguments about property.
- [St. Simon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/st_simon.md): Utopian socialist whose doctrines are discussed.
- [Ricardo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/ricardo.md): Classical economist whose theories of rent are debated.
- [Fallot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/fallot.md): Friend and correspondent of Proudhon mentioned briefly.
- [Jean Jacques Rousseau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/jean_jacques_rousseau.md): Philosopher whose social contract theory is critiqued.
- [Catherine II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/catherine_ii.md): Russian empress cited in a discussion of despotism.
- [Plato](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/plato.md): Ancient philosopher cited on justice and community.
- [Adam Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/adam_smith.md): Economist whose labor theory of value is discussed.
- [Babeuf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/babeuf.md): Revolutionary communist cited in radical property debates.
- [F. Cuvier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/f_cuvier.md): Naturalist referenced in a scientific analogy.
- [King John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/king_john.md): English king referenced in a historical example.
- [M. Louis Blanc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_louis_blanc.md): Socialist politician and historian referenced.
- [M. J. de Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/m_j_de_gray.md): Minor figure cited in a legal reference.
- [Gauthier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/gauthier.md): Businessmen referenced in an economic example.
- [Reid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/reid.md): Scottish philosopher cited on common sense.
- [Peter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/peter.md): Biblical apostle cited in religious argument.
- [Lycurgus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/lycurgus.md): Spartan lawgiver cited in discussions of equality.
- [Achilles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/achilles.md): Greek hero referenced in a literary analogy.
- [Ajax](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/ajax.md): Greek warrior cited in a classical allusion.

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