What Is Property? · Character
Montesquieu
Political philosopher whose views on law and property are invoked.
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First appearance: what is property
Montesquieu shows up with force in § 2: Universal Consent No Justification of Property. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned alongside Grotius and Rousseau as a potential drafter of a consent-based contract.
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This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the terrifying logical endpoint of property's tyrann…
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