An Introduction to Property Theory

by Gregory S. Alexander, Eduardo M. Peñalver, Eduardo S. Penalver

Book Overview

This book surveys the leading modern theories of property - Lockean, libertarian, utilitarian/law-and-economics, personhood, Kantian and human flourishing - and then applies those theories to concrete contexts in which property issues have been especially controversial. These include redistribution, the right to exclude, regulatory takings, eminent domain and intellectual property. The book highlights the Aristotelian human flourishing theory of property,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521130603
• ISBN13: 9780521130608
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"