Justícia política
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- anglès
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Cita aquesta obra
- APAWilliam Godwin. (n.d.). An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, Vol. II [Justícia política]. Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/william-godwin/an-enquiry-concerning-political-justice-vol-ii
- MLAWilliam Godwin. An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, Vol. II [Justícia política]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/william-godwin/an-enquiry-concerning-political-justice-vol-ii.
- ChicagoWilliam Godwin. An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, Vol. II [Justícia política]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/william-godwin/an-enquiry-concerning-political-justice-vol-ii.
Referència de l’edició reproduïda. SigPhi és la reproducció digital, no l’editor. S’hi inclouen l’any, l’editorial i el traductor quan consten; «n.d.» indica que no consta l’any. La responsabilitat d’un pròleg o d’una nota es determina segons el passatge citat.
De què tracta
El segon volum de l'obra on Godwin sosté que el govern és un mal necessari només mentre duri la ignorància, i que la coacció, la propietat i fins i tot la promesa acaben sobrant si la raó s'estén.
Context i història
Publicat el 1793, en plena reacció britànica contra la Revolució Francesa; Godwin es va salvar del processament, es diu, perquè el llibre era massa car per arribar al públic que preocupava el govern. Hi ha un detall d'edició que importa: en va treure una segona edició el 1796 i una tercera el 1798, i les va anar suavitzant. Les posicions més extremes són a la primera, i per això qui el citi hauria de dir sempre quina edició llegeix.
Context editorial, no una font citable: a diferència dels passatges de l'obra, aquestes dades no es poden contrastar amb el corpus.
vidual, who was never led to put the professions of others to the test, by his real wants, has, in any instance, been completely aware of the little credit that is usually due to them. A prince finds himself courted and adored, long before he can have acquired a merit entitling him to such distinctions. By what arguments can you persuade him laboriously to pursue, what appears so completely superfluous ? How can you induce him to be dissatisfied with his present acquisitions, while every other person assures him, that his accomplishments are admirable, and his mind a mirror of sagacity ? How will you persuade him who finds all his wishes anticipated, to engage in any arduous undertaking, or propose any distant object for his ambition ? But, even should you succeed in this, his pursuits may be expected to be either mishievous or useless. His understanding is distorted ; and the basis of all morality, the recollection that other men are beings of the same order with himself, is extirpated. It would be unreasonable to expect from him anything generous and humane. Unfortunate as he is, his situation is continually propelling him to vice, and destroying the germs of integrity and virtue, before they are unfolded. If sensibility begin to discover itself, it is immediately poisoned by the blighting winds of flattery. Amusement and sensuality call with an imperious voice, and will not allow him time to feel. Artificial as is the character he fills, even should he aspire to fame, it will be by the artificial methods of false refinement, or the barbarous inventions of usurpation and conquest, not by the plain and unornamented road of benevolence.…