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William Godwin
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William Godwin was an English journalist, political philosopher, and novelist who lived during a time of great social and political change. His ideas about politics and society influenced radical thought and continue to be studied by scholars interested in the history of political philosophy.
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- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,676x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,968x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,036x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,753x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,541x
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- “Government was intended to suppress injustice, but it offers new occasions and temptations for the commission of it.”
- “Government was intended to suppress injustice, but its effect has been to embody and perpetuate it.”
- “Perfectibility is one of the most unequivocal characteristics of the human species.”
- “Men may one day feel that they are partakers of a common nature, and that true freedom and perfect equity, like food and air, are pregnant with benefit to every constitution.”
- “If there be such a thing as truth, it must infallibly be struck out by the collision of mind with mind.”
- “Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.”
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Lives of Necromancers : or, an account of the most eminent persons in successive ages, who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the exercise of magical power
Saint Leon : a tale of the sixteenth century
History of the Commonwealth of England : from its commencement to the restoration of Charles the second, 4. Oliver, Lord Protector
History of the Commonwealth of England : from its commencement to the restoration of Charles the second, 3. From the death of Charles the First to the Protectorate
Les avantures de Caleb Williams, ou Les choses comme elles sont
Les avantures de Caleb Williams, ou Les choses comme elles sont
The enquirer reflections on education, manners and literature, in a series of essays
Caleb Williams ou les choses comme elles sont
Lives of Edward and John Philips, Nephews and Pupils of Milton
History of the Commonwealth of England : from its commencement to the restoration of Charles the second, 1. Containing the Civil War
Enquiry concerning political justice, and its influence on morals and happiness, 1
History Of The Commonwealth Of England. From Its Commencement, To The Restoration Of Charles The Second. 4. Oliver, Lord Protector
The adventures of Caleb Williams or, things as they are. by William Godwin
History Of The Commonwealth Of England. From Its Commencement, To The Restoration Of Charles The Second. 3. From The Death Of Charles The First To The Protectorate
History Of The Commonwealth Of England. From Its Commencement, To The Restoration Of Charles The Second. 1.2. The Civil War 2
History Of The Commonwealth Of England. From Its Commencement, To The Restoration Of Charles The Second. 1.2. The Civil War 1
Recherches sur la population et sur la fakulté d'accroissement de l'espèce humaine : contenant une réfutation des doctrines de M. Malthus sur cette matière, 2
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the early English poet : including memoirs of his near friend and kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster ; with sketches of the manners, opinions, art literature of England in the fourteenth century ; in four volumes, 3
The Enquirer : Reflections on education, manners, and literature ; In a series of essays
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the early English poet : including memoirs of his near friend and kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster ; with sketches of the manners, opinions, art literature of England in the fourteenth century ; in four volumes, 4
The adventures of Caleb Williams or, things as they are
Saint-Leon Histoire Du Seizieme Siecle, 2
Enquiry concerning political justice, and its influence on morals and happiness, 2
History of the Commonwealth of England : from its commencement to the restoration of Charles the second, 2
Recherches sur la population et sur la fakulté d'accroissement de l'espèce humaine : contenant une réfutation des doctrines de M. Malthus sur cette matière, 1
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the early English poet : including memoirs of his near friend and kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster ; with sketches of the manners, opinions, art literature of England in the fourteenth century ; in four volumes, 1
Saint-Leon Histoire Du Seizieme Siecle, 3
Denkschrift auf Maria Wollstonecraft Godwin, die Vertheidigerin der Rechte des Weibes : aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit einigen Anmerkungen begleitet
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the early English poet : including memoirs of his near friend and kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster ; with sketches of the manners, opinions, art literature of England in the fourteenth century ; in four volumes, 2
Les Choses Comme Elles Sont, Ou Les Averntures De Caleb Williams, 3
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