# Pothier — What Is Property? character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-what-is-property

## Who they are

Legal scholar whose writings on property law are referenced.

## In the story

### [§ 1: Property as a Natural Right](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/1-property-as-a-natural-right)

Mentioned as a savant who commenced a Treatise on the Right of Usufruct, regarding the origin of property as a useless question.

### [§ 3: Civil Law as the Foundation and Sanction of Property](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/3-civil-law-as-the-foundation-and-sanction-of-property)

Cited for the maxim that every right supposes a producing cause, yet property lacks such a cause.

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