ABSTRACT
With socialism largely discredited in recent years, the moral and legal status of private property has become an increasingly important area for discussion in contemporary political and social thought. Offering a contribution to legal theory, and to political and social philosophy, this work examines the two currently dominant traditions - those of neo-conservative utilitarianism and liberal communitarianism - emphasizing the strengths of both approaches and laying the groundwork for a theory to bridge the gap between them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|37 pages
Initial Persuasions: Talk About Property
part Two|55 pages
Wealth and Community, Then and Now
part Three|94 pages
Common Property
part Four|67 pages
Bargaining and Entitlement
part Five|40 pages
Persuasion Revisited: Vision and Property