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The foundation of the right of property: Rosmini as Genovesi’s interpreter

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  • Paolo Santori

    (Libera Università degli studi Maria Santissima Assunta (LUMSA))

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The paper discusses the critical reading proposed by Antonio Rosmini Serbati (1797–1855) on Antonio Genovesi’s (1713–1769) idea of property right and its derivation (testaments, legations, donations mortis causa). This criticism encompasses a broader analysis of Genovesi’s economical and anthropological account. I aim at showing to what extent Rosmini’s interpretation addresses Genovesi’s thought, and to what extent his economic reflections can be read as a continuation of the tradition of Civil Economy. This, in turn, will offer the possibility to analyse the ‘right of mutual assistance’, theorized by Genovesi and not recognized by Rosmini, and its implication for our societies.

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  • Paolo Santori, 2019. "The foundation of the right of property: Rosmini as Genovesi’s interpreter," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 66(4), pages 353-367, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:inrvec:v:66:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s12232-019-00326-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s12232-019-00326-9
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