Property Theory
Legal and Political Perspectives
James Penner editor Michael Otsuka editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:30th Aug '18
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The book brings together a refreshing collection of new essays on property theory, from legal, philosophical and political perspectives.
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.Property, or property rights, remains one of the most central elements in moral, legal, and political thought. It figures centrally in the work of figures as various as Grotius, Locke, Hume, Smith, Hegel and Kant. This collection of essays brings fresh perspective on property theory, from both legal and political theoretical perspectives, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the nature of property. Edited by two of the world's leading theorists of property, James Penner and Michael Otsuka, this volume brings together essays which consider, amongst other topics, property and public law, the importance of legal forms in property theory, whether use or exclusion are most essential to our understanding of property, distributive justice, Lockean and Grotian theories, the common ownership of the Earth, and Confucian ideas of property.
ISBN: 9781108436687
Dimensions: 227mm x 153mm x 14mm
Weight: 370g
250 pages