The embryonic abolitionist ideas of William Godwin in the late 18th century

William Godwin, author, radical philosopher and proto-anarchist, was one of the most famous political theorists in Britain in the late 18th century. His political works and novels from the 1790s offer a profound critique of the kinds of punitive and reformative justice models that were emerging duri...

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Main Author: Tuke, Ruby (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Envisioning abolition
Year: 2025, Pages: 33-49
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