Property Theory

Zusammenfassung Property, or property rights, remains one of the most central elements in moral, legal, and political thought. This collection of essays brings fresh perspective on property theory, from both legal and political theoretical perspectives, and is an essential read for anyone interested in the nature of property.

Klappentext

The book brings together a refreshing collection of new essays on property theory, from legal, philosophical and political perspectives.

Inhalt

1. The public nature of private property Lisa M. Austin; 2. Legal forms in property law theory Larissa Katz; 3. What is the right to exclude and why does it matter? James Y. Stern; 4. Using things, defining property Christopher M. Newman; 5. Is original acquisition problematic? Nicholas Sage; 6. Appropriating Lockean appropriation on behalf of equality Michael Otsuka; 7. Rights, distributed and undistributed: on the distributive justice implications of Lockean property rights, especially in land James Penner; 8. Lockean property theory in Confucian thought: property in the thought of Wang Fuzhi (1619) and Huang Zongxi (1610) Norman P. Ho; 9. Two ways of theorising 'collective ownership of the earth' Johan Olsthoorn.