Open AccessOwnership and private property from the perspectives of Hegel and Marx
Author(s) -
Desiree Hidalgo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the agora
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-4793
DOI - 10.29173/agora19895
Subject(s) - hegelianism , marxist philosophy , property (philosophy) , epistemology , private property , sociology , perspective (graphical) , politics , theme (computing) , political philosophy , inequality , law and economics , social science , philosophy , law , political science , mathematics , computer science , mathematical analysis , geometry , operating system
The concept of private property has been widely explored and debated among scholars,since different conceptions of freedom are directly involved. Different notions of freedom have also been analyzed from the perspective of key figures in the history of modern political thought such as those from Hegel and Marx. This essay explores the theme of private property, analyzing how freedom is important for both theorists, but at the same time how their approaches diverge. Through the analysis and examination of their texts this paper argues for the Marxist approach since it provides a solution to the problem of inequality in regards to freedom.