Difference between revisions of "What Is Property?"
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So claims and possession are not enough to establish property. | So claims and possession are not enough to establish property. | ||
| − | Posesssion is considered in the legal community to be only one of [#What_are_the_component_rights_of_property.3F a bundle of many rights that comprise property]. You need more than just possession to have property. | + | Posesssion is considered in the legal community to be only one of [[#What_are_the_component_rights_of_property.3F|a bundle of many rights that comprise property]]. You need more than just possession to have property. |
==Don't animals have property?== | ==Don't animals have property?== | ||
| − | Often people think of behaviors of animals (such as territoriality) as being indicative of animal property. Such behaviors are widespread and ancient, arguably even present in bacteria. Possession is a better description. While an animal might protect its nest, does it really have [#What_are_the_component_rights_of_property.3F the other rights that comprise property according to Honoré]? No. And with the exception of a very few social species, there is no social enforcement of possession. Apparently, only humans have property. | + | Often people think of behaviors of animals (such as territoriality) as being indicative of animal property. Such behaviors are widespread and ancient, arguably even present in bacteria. Possession is a better description. While an animal might protect its nest, does it really have [[#What_are_the_component_rights_of_property.3F|the other legal rights that comprise property according to Honoré]]? No. And with the exception of a very few social species, there is no social enforcement of possession. Apparently, only humans have property. |
==How is property created?== | ==How is property created?== | ||
