Havings. Steps Towards a New Economic Philosophy of Property and Beyond

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
Havings. Steps Towards a New Economic Philosophy of Property and Beyond
(series: „Strukturwandel des Eigentums”, vol. 5)
Campus publishing house, 2024
ISBN: 9783593519760
224 pages
40 EUR
(also available open access as an e-book)

Exploring the economic, sociological, and philosophical implications of property, this book aims to overcome the conceptual and ideological limitations inherited from 19th-century debates and legal developments. It introduces a new conceptual framework that substitutes the term “property” with the terms “having” and the neologism “havings”, analyzed through two dimensions: the action modes of having (appropriation, recognition, and assignment) and the structural modes of havings (possession, ownership, and property). After presenting two case studies, the final chapter outlines a new economic system that moves beyond the polarity of capitalism and socialism, grounded in the multidimensionality of having. The study addresses a wider audience in economics, social sciences, philosophy, and jurisprudence.