02321cam a22003133u 4500001000400000003000700004005001700011006000200028007000500030008004100035040001100076041001700087050000700104100004900111240005600160245007000216264005100286300004700337336002600384337002600410338003600436500003100472508008100503520130600584534004501890653001401935856004101949999001701990444UtSlPG20260610133031.0mcr n260607r1996||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHB1 aProudhon, P.-J.q(Pierre-Joseph),d1809-186510aSystème des contradictions économiques. English10aSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of Misery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c1996  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 1996-02-01  aScanned with OmniPage Professional OCR software donated by Caere Corporation  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEconomics40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/444  c42572d42572