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Three small almost-points or ruminations...

1) I am always struck at how we switched so starkly to a zero-sum view of the physical world from a global since over such a short period of time.

2) Blackstone (and Locke) are full of such horseshit that it boggles and befuddles the mind.

3) It's so wild about how many of these principles guide property law even to this day! The concepts that fought against "waste" once upon a time (think the rules of Adverse Possession, even if that is not actually invoked that often anymore) are still in play, with the definition of "waste" being refashioned to benefit the rule-makers (i.e. corporations and monied interests) of our time.

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Mar 6, 2023Liked by Antonia Malchik

Thanks again for another illuminating essay. It's nice to have a concise reference as I'm certainly not going to delve into these texts! Just being honest about my laziness! ;)

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Mar 6, 2023Liked by Antonia Malchik

Please forgive my ignorance, but have you read/are you planning to read any Marx, Engels, or John Bellamy Foster on this? They certainly do address a lot of these issues in favor of abolishing private ownership, and Engels locates the origins property ownership squarely within the development of patriarchy and the ownership of women and children. Just a thought.

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