God·win (g d w n), William 1756-1836. British writer and political theorist who believed in the perfectibility of human nature and maintained that people could live harmoniously without laws and institutions. His most important work is Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793). |
Godwin [ˈgɒdwɪn]
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1. (Biographies / Godwin, Earl of Wessex (death date: 1053) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) died 1053, Earl of Wessex. He was chief adviser to Canute and Edward the Confessor. His son succeeded Edward to the throne as Harold II
2. (Biographies) Mary. See (Mary) Wollstonecraft
3. (Biographies / Godwin, William (1756-1836) M, British, PHILOSOPHY: political philospher, WRITING: novelist) William. 1756-1836, British political philospher and novelist. In
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