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This 10 page paper discusses the beliefs of Locke, Hobbes, Pufendorf and Rousseau with regard to the way in which property fits into their ideas of the "state of nature" as well as society. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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beliefs of Locke, Hobbes, Pufendorf and Rousseau with regard to the way in which property fits into their ideas of the "state of nature" as well as society. Property Property
in philosophical terms is somewhat different from property the way we think of it: public property (parks, streets, bridges); or personal property (computers, clothing, DVD players and so on). In
philosophy, the idea of property comprises both physical objects and a set of rules that allow us to understand them. "Property is a general term for rules governing access to
and control of land and other material resources" (Waldron, 2004). However, the rules themselves are a subject of dispute, and have been for centuries, particularly in regard to the
justification of property (Waldron, 2004). Modern philosophers center their dissucssions largely on "the justification of private property rights (as opposed to common or collective property)" (Waldron, 2004). "Private property" in
this context refers to a system that allows individuals to use and manage certain pieces of land as they please, to the exclusion of others, even when the need of
those others for the resources is even greater than the owners (Waldron, 2004). It is the exclusion of those in need that makes "the idea of private property seem problematic,"
but philosophers also argue that private property rights are necessary (even when they seem unfair) "for the ethical development of the individual, or for the creation of a social environment
in which people can prosper as free and responsible agents" (Waldron, 2004). Differing Philosophical Viewpoints Well look at our four philosophers in no particular order, and see what they
say about property. Rousseaus views on property are revealed in the Social Contract; he writes that property "is that which is obtained legally thereby purporting legitimate claim to ones holdings"
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