Category Archives: Godwin, William
WILLIAM GODWIN
(1756-1836)
from Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
from Memoirs of the Author of ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’
William Godwin, as both novelist and as radical political philosopher, advocated the abolition of legal and social restrictions imposed by government or controlling members of society. Born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, he served as a minister of a dissenting religious … Continue reading
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