In Defense of Property focuses on the importance of private property and its protection throughout history. Emphasizing the connection between property and propriety, Gottfried Dietze shows how the universal appreciation of property functions as an ethical institution, securing happiness under law and order.
Author(s): Gottfried Dietze
Edition: Second printing
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 1975
PREFACE TO THE SECOND PRINTING
PREFACE
INTRODUCTORY REMARK
I PROPERTY, ETHICS AND CIVILIZATION
Introduction
Appreciation in Languages
Property in Antiquity
Property in Christian Thought
Property and The Enlightenment
Property, a Universal Value
Conclusion
II PROPERTY, FREEDOM AND CIVIL RIGHTS
Introduction
Freedom and Liberties
The Vital Importance of Property Rights
The Importance of Property in More Advanced Societies
Property and Liberal Rights in the Democratic Revolutions
Conclusion
III THE RISE OF PROPERTY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Introduction
Defense by Various Schools
Protection Through Legislation and Adjudication
Protection Through Jurisprudence
Conclusion
IV THE FALL OF PROPERTY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Introduction
Attacks by Non-Jurists
Attacks by Jurists
Restriction Through Interpretation
Restriction Through Legislation
Conclusion
V PROPERTY AND DEMOCRACY
Introduction
Property and New Liberal Rights
Democracy, Absolute Democracy and Property: The Theory
Democracy, Absolute Democracy and Property: The Practice
Conclusion
VI THE DECLINE OF PROPERTY - SCOPE, CONSEQUENCES AND PROSPECTS
Introduction
The Decline of Property in International Law
Consequences of the Decline of Property Rights
Suggestions for Improvement
Prospects of Property in Europe and America
CONCLUDING REMARK
NOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
