# Toullier — What Is Property? character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** MM . Toullier, MM

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

## Who they are

French jurist whose civil law commentaries are referenced.

## Relationships

### [Carrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/carrel)

_professional_

Carrel and Toullier interacted as legal or political thinkers, possibly in academic or journalistic debates.

### [Pierre Joseph Proudhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/pierre_joseph_proudhon)

_rivalry_

Proudhon debated Toullier's legal theories on property, opposing his conservative interpretations.

### [Carrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/characters/carrel)

_professional_

Carrel and Toullier interacted as legal or political thinkers, possibly in academic or journalistic debates.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/ii)

Quoted for the definition distinguishing property as a right from possession as a fact.

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

Cited as the author of 'Droit Civil Expliqué' who reduces absolute rights to three (security, liberty, property), eliminating equality.

### [§ 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)

Quoted to show how civil law transformed occupation into permanent property, separating property from possession.

### [§ 3: Prescription Gives No Title to Property](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/3-prescription-gives-no-title-to-property)

Cited for his definition of prescription as a means to settle property disputes and stabilize society.

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