ABSTRACT
In the last chapter we studied the private sphere as the hidden space of consciousness that lies inside the body, and the personal space as an invisible and portable space around the body. In this chapter we move our analysis one step further, to study the visible and stationary space of private sphere: the private property. The space here is hidden behind fixed, often visible boundaries and is protected by the owner and the others as sanctioned by law. If personal space was a sociopsychological and interpersonal space of protection and communication, private property is an institutional and legal entity, which combines personal and impersonal dimensions. While our last chapter drew on philosophy, anthropology, and social and environmental psychology, this chapter will have to venture also into legal and political theory, in search for a better understanding of the private sphere.
