A Theory of Property (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law)

This book represents a major new statement on the issue of property rights. It argues for the justification of some rights of private property while showing why unequal distributions of private property are indefensible. Three features of the book are especially salient: it offers a challenging new pluralist theory of justification; the argument integrates perceptive analyses of the great classical theorists Aristotle, Locke, Hegel and Marx with a discussion of contemporary philosophers such as Nozick and Rawls; and the author moves with assurance among philosophy, law and economics to present a very broad, interdisciplinary study. "This book represents a major new statement on the issue of property rights. It argues for the justification of some rights of private property while showing why unequal distributions of private property are indefensible." "Three features of the book are especially salient. First, it offers a challenging new pluralist theory of justification. Second, the argument integrates perceptive analyses of the great classical theorists Aristotle, Locke, Hegel, and Marx with a discussion of contemporary philosophers such as Nozick and Rawls. Third, the author moves with assurance among philosophy, law, and economics. What emerges is a very broad, interdisciplinary study that will be of great interest to political philosophers, legal theorists, economists, and social scientists. Book jacket."--Jacket This book represents a major new statement on the issue of property rights. It argues for the justification of some rights of private property, while showing why unequal distributions of private property are indefensible. It offers a new pluralist theory of justification and integrates the analysis of Aristotle, Locke, Hegel and Marx with contemporary philosophers such as Nozick and Rawls.