{"product_id":"property","title":"Property","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew political ideas are as divisive and controversial for some – and yet\u003cbr\u003etaken for granted by others – as the ownership of private property. For its\u003cbr\u003edefenders, private ownership is a fundamental right that protects\u003cbr\u003eindividual freedom and ensures wider economic benefits for the community;\u003cbr\u003efor its critics, by contrast, property is institutionalised theft,\u003cbr\u003eresponsible for lamentable levels of inequality and poverty. In this book,\u003cbr\u003eRobert Lamb explores philosophical arguments deployed to conceptualise,\u003cbr\u003ejustify, and criticise private property ownership. He introduces the\u003cbr\u003eradical case against property advanced by anarchist and socialist writers,\u003cbr\u003ebefore analysing some of the most important and influential arguments in\u003cbr\u003eits favour. Lamb explains and assesses the various defences of property\u003cbr\u003erights advanced by Locke, Hume, Hegel, J. S. Mill, and Nozick. He then\u003cbr\u003eshows how theorists such as John Rawls and his followers encourage us to\u003cbr\u003erethink the very nature of ownership in a democratic society. This engaging\u003cbr\u003esynthesis of historical and contemporary theories of property will be\u003cbr\u003eessential reading for students and scholars of political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Robert Lamb\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Polity\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":46701679477017,"sku":"HB701.L2233.2021","price":4.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46701679509785,"sku":"HB701.L2233.2021","price":3.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":46701679542553,"sku":"HB701.L2233.2021","price":3.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":46701679575321,"sku":"HB701.L2233.2021","price":3.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/products\/content_18bcbfef-202e-4d78-a1b8-896eff60ba40.jpg?v=1717713018","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/property","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}