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Reid

Scottish philosopher cited on common sense.

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First appearance: what is property

Reid shows up with force in § 2: Occupation, as the Title to Property. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Scottish philosopher whose doctrine of property as acquired and conditional is examined; Proudhon finds it implies equality.
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CACarrelTOToullierARAristotleGRGrotiusREReid

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  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum
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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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