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System of Economical Contradictions or, The Philosophy of Misery

  
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INTRODUCTION.
  
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III.
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CHAPTER I. OF THE ECONOMIC SCIENCE.
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1. — Opposition between FACT and RIGHT in social economy.
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2. — Inadequacy of theories and criticisms.
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CHAPTER II. OF VALUE.
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1. — Opposition of value in USE and value in EXCHANGE.
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2. — Constitution of value; definition of wealth.
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3. — Application of the law of proportionality of values.
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CHAPTER III. ECONOMIC EVOLUTIONS. — FIRST PERIOD. — THE DIVISION OF LABOR.
  
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1. — Antagonistic effects of the principle of division.
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2. — Impotence of palliatives. — MM. Blanqui, Chevalier, Dunoyer, Rossi, and Passy.
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CHAPTER IV. SECOND PERIOD. — MACHINERY.
  
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1. — Of the function of machinery in its relations to liberty.
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2. — Machinery's contradiction. — Origin of capital and wages.
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3. — Of preservatives against the disastrous influence of machinery.
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CHAPTER V. THIRD PERIOD. — COMPETITION.
  
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1. — Necessity of competition.
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2. — Subversive effects of competition, and the destruction of liberty thereby.
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3. — Remedies against competition.
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CHAPTER VI.
  
FOURTH PERIOD. — MONOPOLY
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1. — Necessity of monopoly.
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2. — The disasters in labor and the perversion of ideas caused by monopoly.
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CHAPTER VII. FIFTH PERIOD. — POLICE, OR TAXATION.
  
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1. — Synthetic idea of the tax. — Point of departure and development of this idea.
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2. — 2. — Antinomy of the tax.
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3. — Disastrous and inevitable consequences of the tax. (Provisions, sumptuary laws, rural and industrial police, patents, trade-marks, etc.)
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CHAPTER VIII. OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAN AND OF GOD, UNDER THE LAW OF CONTRADICTION, OR A SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDENCE.
  
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1. — The culpability of man. — Exposition of the myth of the fall.
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2. — Exposition of the myth of Providence. — Retrogression of God.

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    CONTENTS.

  • INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
  • CHAPTER I.
  • OF THE ECONOMIC SCIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
  • 1. Opposition between Fact and Right in Social Economy43
  • 2. Inadequacy of Theories and Criticisms . . .52
  • CHAPTER II.
  • OF VALUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
  • 1. Opposition of Value in Use and Value in Exchange73
  • 2. Constitution of Value; Definition of Wealth91
  • 3. Application of the Law of Proportionality of Values108
  • CHAPTER III.
  • ECONOMIC EVOLUTIONS. — FIRST PERIOD. — THE DIVISION OF LABOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
  • 1. Antagonistic Effects of the Principle of Division131
  • 2. Impotence of Palliatives. — MM. Blanqui, Chevalier, Dunoyer, Rossi, ant Passy . . . . . . . 144
  • CHAPTER IV.
  • SECOND PERIOD. — MACHINERY . . . . . . . . . . 168
  • 1. Of the Function of Machinery in its Relations to Liberty170
  • 2. Machinery's Contradiction. — Origin of Capital and Wages184
  • 3. Of Preservatives against the Disastrous Influence of Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
  • CHAPTER V.
  • THIRD PERIOD. — COMPETITION. . . . . . . . . . 217
  • 1. Necessity of Competition. . . . . . . . . 217
  • 2. Subversive Effects of Competition, and the Destruction of Liberty thereby . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
  • 3. Remedies against Competition. . . . . . . 258
  • CHAPTER VI.
  • FOURTH PERIOD. — MONOPOLY. . . . . . . . . . . 272
  • 1. Necessity of Monopoly . . . . . . . . . . 273
  • 2. The Disasters in Labor and the Perversion of Ideas caused by Monopoly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
  • CHAPTER VII.
  • FIFTH PERIOD.POLICE, OR TAXATION. . . . . . . . 319
  • 1. Synthetic Idea of the Tax.Point of Departure and Development of this Idea. . . . . . . . 321
  • 2. Antinomy of the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . 332
  • 3. Disastrous and Inevitable Consequences of the Tax. (Provisions, Sumptuary Laws, Rural and Industrial Police, Patents, Trade-Marks, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . 348
  • CHAPTER VIII.
  • OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAN AND OF GOD, UNDER THE LAW OF CONTRADICTION, OR A SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
  • 1. The Culpability of Man. — Exposition of the Myth of the Fall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
  • 2. Exposition of the Myth of Providence. — Retrogression of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
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