The Right to Private Property
Main Article Content
Abstract
The article considers the right to property according to John Locke, interpreted in the light of two mutually opposed positions: libertarian and Marxist. The former is represented by the American thinker R. Nozick; his adversary is G. Cohen. The views of I. Berlin and J. Rawls are also considered.
The first part concerns the right to property. For Locke this was a basic right, to which he attached the highest value. The second part of the article presents the problem of how private property arises. The third part considers the issue of limitations on the right to property.
Locke’s conception of property is a point of reference for libertarian, liberal, and Marxist thinkers. They differ from Locke, however, as regards the justification of property: Locke justifies property on a theological basis.
Downloads
Article Details
By submitting his/her work to the Editorial Board, the author accepts, upon having his/her text recommended for publication, that Diametros applies the Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license to the works we publish. Under this license, authors agree to make articles legally available for reuse, without permission or fees. Anyone may read, download, copy, print, distribute or reuse these articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as the author and original source are properly cited. The author holds the copyright without any other restrictions. Full information about CC-BY: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
References
Berlin [1991] – I. Berlin, Dwie koncepcje wolności, tłum. H. Bartosiewicz, D. Grinberg, S. Kowalski, M. Tański, Warszawa 1991.
Finnis [2001] – J. Finnis, Prawo naturalne i uprawnienia naturalne, tłum. K. Lossman, Warszawa 2001.
Hart [1988] – H. L. A. Hart, Pojęcie prawa, tłum. J. Woleński, Warszawa 1998. Kołakowski [1988] – L. Kołakowski, Główne nurty marksizmu, Londyn 1988.
Locke [1992] – J. Locke, Dwa traktaty o rządzie, tłum. Z. Rau, Warszawa 1992.
Miklaszewska [2001] – J. Miklaszewska, Filozofia a ekonomia, Kraków 2001.
Miklaszewska [1994] – J. Miklaszewska, Libertariańskie koncepcje wolności i własności, Kraków 1994.
Nozick [1999] – R. Nozick, Anarchia, państwo, utopia, tłum. P. Maciejko, M. Szczubiałka, Warszawa 1999.
Rashdall [1915] – H. Rashdall, The Philosophical Theory of Property, w: Property, Its Duties and Rights, London 1915.