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Against Individualistic Justifications of Property Rights

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In this article I argue that, despite the views of such theorists as Locke, Hart and Raz, most of a person's property rights cannot be individualistically justified. Instead most property rights, if justified at all, must be justified on non-individualistic (e.g. consequentialist) grounds. This, I suggest, implies that most property rights cannot be morally fundamental ‘human rights’.

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  • Cruft, Rowan, 2006. "Against Individualistic Justifications of Property Rights," Utilitas, Cambridge University Press, vol. 18(2), pages 154-172, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:utilit:v:18:y:2006:i:02:p:154-172_00
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    1. David Faraci, 2014. "Do Property Rights Presuppose Scarcity?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 125(3), pages 531-537, December.

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