{"product_id":"property-paperback-softback-9781509519200","title":"Property (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509519200","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProperty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Lamb (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509519200, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 November 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e�In addressing the most influential theories of property to have emerged over the last four centuries, Robert Lamb captures a complex body of arguments into a concise, accessible, and yet sophisticated book. The result is an impressive and valuable achievement.�\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Halliday, The University of Melbourne\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e�In his magisterial tour through the history of philosophical theories of property, Robert Lamb presents a perspicuous map of the territory, and a lucid account of how we can think more clearly about property rights and their implications. This book will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers in political philosophy and political theory, as well as being of interest and value to citizens thinking about politics.�  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin O'Neill, University of York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew political ideas are as divisive and controversial for some – and yet taken for granted by others – as the ownership of private property. For its defenders, private ownership is a fundamental right that protects individual freedom and ensures wider economic benefits for the community; for its critics, by contrast, property is institutionalised theft, responsible for lamentable levels of inequality and poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Robert Lamb explores philosophical arguments deployed to conceptualise, justify, and criticise private property ownership. He introduces the radical case against property advanced by anarchist and socialist writers, before analysing some of the most important and influential arguments in its favour. Lamb explains and assesses the various defences of property rights advanced by Locke, Hume, Hegel, J. S. Mill, and Nozick. He then shows how theorists such as John Rawls and his followers encourage us to rethink the very nature of ownership in a democratic society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis engaging synthesis of historical and contemporary theories of property will be essential reading for students and scholars of political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: What is Property? \u003cp\u003eContesting concepts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn historical approach to the concept of property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Case against Private Property\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProudhon and the anarchist case against property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocialism and the idea of life without private ownership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Libertarianism and the Natural Right to Property\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe inviolability of property rights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty and freedom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept of self-ownership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legacy of Locke\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Natural Law and the Gnarled Roots of Self-Ownership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of theology in natural law theories of property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to Nozick\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedistributive libertarianism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Property for the Greater Good: Utilitarian Theories of Ownership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism as normative political theory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHume and the emergence of property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe utilitarianisms of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the utilitarian theories of property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Ownership as Will in the World: Hegel’s Account of Property\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty as freedom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoments of ownership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty and poverty: the problem of ‘the rabble’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Property within Justice: Rawls and Beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRawls on the right to private property\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty and distributive justice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperty-owning democracy and the concept of predistribution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173731234072,"sku":"9781509519200","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509519200.jpg?v=1781168893","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/property-paperback-softback-9781509519200","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}