William Godwin

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What magic is there in the pronoun "my", to overturn the decisions of everlasting truth?

Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, II, ii

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January 7, 2007

William Godwin: The Novel, Philosophy, and History. By Adam Rounce. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

Godwin, Fénelon, and the Disappearing Teacher. By Graham Allen. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

‘Why May Not Man One Day Be Immortal?’ By Siobhan Ni. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

St. Leon and the Culture of the Heart. By Louise Joy. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

‘The Vehicle He Has Chosen’. By David O’Shaughnessy. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

May 13, 2005

William Godwin. The Literary Encyclopedia.

March 15, 2005

Portraits of Godwin. National Portrait Gallery (London).

February 5, 2005

Damon and Delia. London, 1784.

Italian Letters; or, The History of the Count de St. Julian. London, 1784.

Lives of the Necromancers. London, 1834.

A Defense of the Rockingham Party. London, 1783.

An Account of the Seminary. London, 1783.

The Herald of Literature. London, 1784.

Instructions to a Statesman. London, 1784.

William Godwin. Wikipedia.

February 3, 2005

Godwin Revisited: Anarchism for the Real World. By Christopher Joseph Roberson, 1996.

January 16, 2005

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Writings by William Godwin

[books / book excerpts]

· Damon and Delia. London, 1784.

· Italian Letters; or, The History of the Count de St. Julian. London, 1784.

· Imogen: A Pastorial Romance From the Ancient British. London, 1784.

· An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Political Justice. 1st edition, London, 1793.

· Things as they are, or the Adventures of Caleb Williams. London, 1794.

· Of History and Romance. 1797.

· Memoirs of Mary Wollstonecraft. 2nd edition, 1798.

· Thoughts occasioned by the perusal of Dr. Parr's Spital Sermon. 1801.

· Life of Chaucer. London, 1804.

· Fleetwood: Or, The New Man Of Feeling. London, 1805.

· Of Population. London, 1820.

· Thoughts on Man, his Nature, Productions and Discoveries. London, 1831.

· Lives of the Necromancers. London, 1834.

· An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Political Justice. 4th edition, London, 1842.

[articles]

· A Defense of the Rockingham Party. London, 1783.

· An Account of the Seminary. London, 1783.

· The Herald of Literature. London, 1784.

· Instructions to a Statesman. London, 1784.

· On Education. Excerpted from various sources.

Writings about William Godwin

[dictionary / encyclopaedia entries]

· William Godwin. Encyclopædia Britannica (1911).

· William Godwin. The Literary Encyclopedia.

· William Godwin. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

· William Godwin. Wikipedia.

[other writings]

· To William Godwin Author of "Political Justice". By Samuel Taylor Coleridge. January 1795.

· William Godwin. By William Hazlitt. Excerpted from The Spirit of the Age, London, 1825.

· Life of William Godwin. By Mary Shelley. 1840.

· William Godwin: His Friends and Contemporaries. By C. Kegan Paul. London, 1876, vol. 1.

· William Godwin: His Friends and Contemporaries. By C. Kegan Paul. London, 1876, vol. 2.

· William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. By C. W. Previté-Orton. New York, 1921.

· Summary of Principles. By Peter Marshall. Excerpted from The Anarchist Writings of William Godwin, London, 1986.

· Godwin's Place in the Anarchist Tradition: A Bicentennial Tribute. By K. C. Wenzer. Social Anarchism, 1995.

· Godwin Revisited: Anarchism for the Real World. By Christopher Joseph Roberson, 1996.

· William Godwin and Informal Education. By Mark K. Smith. infed.org, 1998.

· William Godwin. By Peter Landry, 2001.

· William Godwin: The Novel, Philosophy, and History. By Adam Rounce. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

· Godwin, Fénelon, and the Disappearing Teacher. By Graham Allen. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

· ‘Why May Not Man One Day Be Immortal?’ By Siobhan Ni. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

· St. Leon and the Culture of the Heart. By Louise Joy. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

· ‘The Vehicle He Has Chosen’. By David O’Shaughnessy. History of European Ideas, March, 2007.

Miscellaneous

· Portraits of Godwin. National Portrait Gallery (London).

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