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New Essays in the Legal and Political Theory of Property

Part of Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law

Editor: Stephen R. Munzer, University of California, Los Angeles

Stephen R. Munzer, Jeremy Waldron, Edward J. McCaffery, J. W. Harris, Seana Valentine Shiffrin, William Fisher

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Date Published: June 2001
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521640015

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There has always been much controversy surrounding property rights in legal and political philosophy. Thinkers such as Plato, Locke, Kant, Hegel and Marx have all offered different views on the idea of property. This collection of essays, written by some of the most eminent scholars in the field, examines the most central issues of property theory from a variety of perspectives. The essays discuss whether property may be dissipated or used imprudently with impunity, and analyse how a person's property should be distributed after death. They survey the economic landscape of intellectual property and show that Locke's celebrated justification for private property falters when it comes to copyrights and patents. They also demonstrate how important it is that institutions of property be carefully justified. The variety and originality of these essays are evidence that the theory of property is one of the most exciting areas of intellectual inquiry in the humanities and social sciences.
- Distinguished contributors from varied backgrounds pursue different approaches to property
- Essays cover a broad range of topics from inheritance to intellectual property, from justifying property institutions to critical legal studies
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Product details
- Date Published: June 2001
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521640015
- length: 224 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.5kg
- contains: 1 b/w illus. 5 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction Stephen R. Munzer
1. Property, honesty and normative resilience Jeremy Waldron
2. Property as social relations Stephen R. Munzer
3. Must we have the right to waste? Edward J. McCaffery
4. Inheritance and the justice tribunal J. W. Harris
5. Lockean arguments for private intellectual property Seana Valentine Shiffrin
6. Theories of intellectual property William Fisher
Table of cases
Index of names
Index of subjects.
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Editor
Stephen R. Munzer, University of California, Los Angeles
Contributors
Stephen R. Munzer, Jeremy Waldron, Edward J. McCaffery, J. W. Harris, Seana Valentine Shiffrin, William Fisher