# Revolution and Reform in What Is Property?

> Theme guide for What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

Presents the critique of property as a necessary precursor to a fundamental social revolution, urging a transformation of law, economy, and institutions to achieve equality.

## Where it surfaces

- [P. J. Proudhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/p-j-proudhon): Proudhon's call for peaceful equilibrium and federative principles, as opposed to revolutionary upheaval, is a key theme in his later works.
- [Determination of the Third Form of Society. Conclusion.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/part-ii-3): Proudhon calls for a radical transformation of law, government, and economy, predicting the end of property and the rise of liberty.
- [Second Memoir: A Letter to M. Blanqui](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/second-memoir-a-letter-to-m-blanqui): Proudhon discusses historical reforms like Lycurgus' abolition of debts and modern expropriation laws as steps toward limiting property.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/themes/revolution_and_reform
- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/themes