Which book by Godwin attacks political institutions?
Time and Chance
An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
Frankenstein
Political Theorism
Answer
William Godwin's An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice was a seminal work of anarchist political philosophy. It was published in 1793, and it attacked the institutions of government and property as inherently corrupt and oppressive. Godwin argued that humans are naturally good, and that they are only corrupted by the institutions of society. He called for a radical reorganization of society, based on the principles of equality and freedom.
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