Comments on: On Property http://vox-nova.com/2010/07/28/on-property/ Catholic perspectives on culture, society, and politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: daledolenz http://vox-nova.com/2010/07/28/on-property/#comment-84637 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:12:22 +0000 http://vox-nova.com/?p=13701#comment-84637 At least the first two instances look like matters of justice, but not obviously about property per se or its nominal definition. You can discuss the justice of corporations using up and chucking old guys, or towns raising taxes on non-working people without necessarily referring to how one defines private property. Although all your examples might suggest saner and more just kinds of regulation.

Also, a concept that is a social construct is malleable, yes, but there are limits. (Or a point when the analogical uses of a term break down.) Basketballs and bathtubs are social constructs, but you can’t well just decide which one to dribble and which to recline in.

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