David James

Property and its Forms in Classical German Philosophy (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009288125
• Artikelnr.: 70909455

Autorenporträt

David James is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Warwick. His previous publications include Rousseau and German Idealism: Freedom, Dependence and Necessity (Cambridge, 2013), and Practical Necessity, Freedom, and History: From Hobbes to Marx (2021).

Inhaltsangabe

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.