#WilliamThompson (1775-1833), political and utilitarian philosopher, died in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork #OTD in 1833. His "Inquiry into the distribution of wealth" (1824) is his best-known work, criticising the focus on generating wealth and not on its distribution.

He wrote the feminist tract "Appeal of one half the human race" (1825) with Anna Doyle Wheeler.

#DIB: https://www.dib.ie/biography/thompson-william-a8528

William Thompson, a Pioneer of European #Socialism https://booksandideas.net/William-Thompson-a-Pioneer-of-European-Socialism.html

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