William Godwin

Mary Shelley’s father, William Godwin was a journalist and political philosopher who is said to be the founder of philosophical anarchism. He wrote two famous political science novels during the time when the French Revolution was going on in the 1790s. In his book, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, written in the 1790s, he argued that the government is a corrupting force in society. Some of the most important things that he wrote were called Political Justice, Caleb Williams and Thoughts on Man.

-Gabbi Firrincieli