Transformation of Property Concept in the West

İnsan & Toplum

卷:5

关键词: Conceptual history;    Property;    Virtue;    Liberty;    Capitalism;   

DOI  :  10.12658/human.society.5.9.M0126

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Though areas such as law currently see it as a mere subject of technical investigation, property is an important concept for justifying capitalism. The idea or assumption that transition to capitalism from feudalism—as it is defined in European history—requires a transformation of values, is useful for the explanation of property’s conceptual transformation. This article follows that transformation from classical writers’ conceptions of virtue to post-Financial Revolution era’s political theorization within different philosophical texts. Also, it is argued that the transformation of property is not a complete break from the conception, thinking of it as a premise for freedom can be a sign of continuity in mentioned philosophers.

【 授权许可】

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