Tuesday, 18 May 2010

Ownership is contingent on having not been selfish

Ownership of property is not valid if the Lockean proviso has been violated. Any wealth held above this limit is illegitimate wealth. It is illegitimate to own anything which violates the Lockean proviso. For ownership to be valid we must have left enough to others, and (have) not been greedy. If we have been too greedy then we do not own our assets. Ownership is contingent on (lack of) greed. We can only own something if we have not been selfish.

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