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Property and human flourishing / Gregory S. Alexander.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190860776.Subject(s): Right of property -- Philosophy | Property
| Obligations (Law) | Society | Society & culture: generalAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190860745DDC classification: 306.3201 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Many people assume that what morally justifies private ownership of property is either individual freedom or social welfare, defined in terms of maximizing personal preference-satisfaction. This text offers an alternative way of understanding the moral underpinning of private ownership of property. Rather than identifying any single moral value, this work argues that human flourishing is property's moral foundation. It develops a theory that connects ownership and human flourishing with obligations.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Many people assume that what morally justifies private ownership of property is either individual freedom or social welfare, defined in terms of maximizing personal preference-satisfaction. This text offers an alternative way of understanding the moral underpinning of private ownership of property. Rather than identifying any single moral value, this work argues that human flourishing is property's moral foundation. It develops a theory that connects ownership and human flourishing with obligations.
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