Property and its Forms in Classical German Philosophy

James, David

Cambridge University Press（2024/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 215 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009288101
• DDC分類 193

Full Description

The theme of property is directly relevant to some of the most divisive social and political issues today, such as wealth inequality and the question of whether governments should limit it by introducing measures that restrict the right to property. Yet what is property? And when seeking to answer this question, do we tend to identify the concept with just one dominant historical form of property? In this book, David James reconstructs the theories of property developed by four key figures in classical German philosophy - Kant, Fichte, Hegel and Marx. He argues that although their theories of property are different, the concept of social recognition plays a crucial role in all of them, and assesses these philosophers' arguments for the specific forms of property they claim should exist in a society that is genuinely committed to the idea of freedom.

Contents

Introduction: 1. The mystery of the right to property; 2. The concept of property and forms of property; 3. Property, freedom and enlightenment: Kant's Rechtslehre; 4. Fichte on property and labour; 5. Property and ethical life: Hegel's system of right; 6. Equality, exchange value and individuality: Marx's critique of private property; Concluding remark; Bibliography; Index.