Lysander Spooner
Sign in to saveAmerican political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist First International and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887)
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Lysander Spooner was an American author and philosopher, born on 19 January 1808 and died on 14 May 1887. He is associated with the United States and has been categorized under the genre of power pop in some databases. His literary output includes works such as *Revolution, the only remedy for the oppressed classes of Ireland, England, and other parts of the British Empire*, *A letter to scientists and inventors, on the science of justice, and their right of perpetual, etc*, *Who caused the reduction of postage? Ought he to be paid?*, *The unconstitutionality of slavery*, and *The unconstitutionality of the laws of Congress, prohibiting private mails*.
Records indicate that Spooner is credited with 67 works in one source and 5 in another. He has been referenced by 1,853 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, he has 36 listeners and a playcount of 456, with the tag "philosophy" associated with his name.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1808-01-19 ) January 19, 1808, Athol, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- May 14, 1887 (1887-05-14) (aged 79), Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur, lawyer and writer
- Subject
- Political philosophy
- Notable works
- The Unconstitutionality of Slavery (1845), No Treason (1867)
- Era
- 19th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Iusnaturalism
- Main interests
- Abolitionism Mutual banking Natural law Right to property Tax resistance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Athol
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- anarchist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- deism
- Image
- LysanderSpooner.jpg
- Work location
- United States
- Political ideology
- anarchism
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- Lysander Spooner
- date of birth
- 1808-01-19
- date of death
- 1887-05-14
- Commons Creator page
- Lysander Spooner
- name in native language
- Lysander Spooner
- place of burial
- Forest Hills Cemetery
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 – May 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, entrepreneur, lawyer, essayist, natural rights legal theorist, pamphleteer, political philosopher, and writer often associated with the Boston anarchist tradition.
Spooner was a strong advocate of the labor movement and is politically identified with individualist anarchism. His writings contributed to the development of both left-libertarian and right-libertarian political theory.
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