Project Gutenberg 1996-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 239 Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) 1809 1865 Proudhon, Pierre Joseph Système des contradictions économiques. English System of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of Misery Scanned with OmniPage Professional OCR software donated by Caere Corporation "System of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of Misery" by P.-J. Proudhon is a philosophical and economic treatise likely written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the fundamental conflicts within economic systems, particularly between established theories and the emerging critiques posed by socialism, and examines the impact these contradictions have on society's moral and social framework. The opening of the treatise presents Proudhon’s hypothesis regarding the existence of God, which he accepts as a necessary starting point for his analysis of societal evolution and the sciences. He defines the relationship between economic science and broader metaphysical inquiries, asserting that understanding economics requires an acknowledgment of divine influence and social constructs. Proudhon articulates the ongoing tensions between political economy and socialism, positioning these schools of thought as competing factions striving for social order and justice, while identifying the inadequacies of current economic theories in addressing the inequalities and contradictions inherent in society. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how economic structures shape human experience and consciousness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Economics HB Text Anarchism Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Economics 941533 2025-07-01T05:23:45.049704 text/html 941354 941244 2025-01-01T05:35:44.686305 2023-10-01T05:17:03.199616 text/html text/html 436416 2025-07-01T05:23:55.393621 application/epub+zip 451669 2025-07-01T05:23:48.590656 application/epub+zip 419825 2025-07-01T05:23:47.324634 application/epub+zip 834129 2025-07-01T05:24:00.941615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 799063 2025-07-01T05:23:54.568581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752793 2022-08-01T05:10:04.244311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894157 2025-07-01T05:23:44.409663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 884905 2015-04-01T13:17:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328653 2015-04-01T13:17:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18346 2025-07-01T05:24:01.062557 application/rdf+xml 23998 2025-07-01T05:23:47.808641 image/jpeg 4651 2025-07-01T05:23:47.565613 image/jpeg 433024 2025-07-01T05:23:45.119641 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia