Lysander Spooner | |
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| Born | January 19, 1808 Athol, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1887 (aged 79) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, lawyer and writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Political philosophy |
| Notable works | The Unconstitutionality of Slavery (1845) No Treason (1867) |
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| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Iusnaturalism |
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| Individualism |
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Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 — May 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, entrepreneur, lawyer, essayist, natural rights legal theorist, pamphletist, 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.[1][2] His writings contributed to the development of both left-libertarian and right-libertarian political theory.[3] Spooner's writings include the abolitionist book The Unconstitutionality of Slavery and No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority, which opposed treason charges against secessionists.[4][5]
He is known for establishing the American Letter Mail Company, which competed with the United States Postal Service.
- ^ Rosemont, Henry Jr. (2015). Against Individualism: A Confucian Rethinking of the Foundations of Morality, Politics, Family, and Religion. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 78. ISBN 978-0739199817.
- ^ Marshall 2008, pp. 387–389.
- ^ Marshall 2008, p. 389.
- ^ Smith 1992, p. xix.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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