Locke's theory about land ownership combines the doctrine of the First Occupant with the doctrine of Labor but also with some doctrine to serve others. Briefly, his theory states:
T A parcel of land rightfully belongs to a person P if and only if:
(1) P is the first occupant of T (or was transferred voluntarily and peacefully its first occupant or their successors);
(2) P T mixes his work;
(3) P on T carries out productive work (ie, increases the amount of goods available to its neighbors or for the whole society.)
(See Essay on Civil Government , Cap. V, par. 24-51)
libertarians in the think tanks are usually mentioned conditions (1) and (2). But they forget (3), which distorts the Lockean spirit. For Locke, the earth is a gift from God to men. He gave them land for livelihood and welfare of all . However, God also created the Natural Law, or Law of Reason, and the Act allows a particular man appropriates, and enjoy the benefits of a particular parcel, provided that (1) does anyone take it away , (2) working on it, and (3) leave enough for others also those others can enjoy. However, land is scarce, and the absence of enough land for all, only as an occupier can satisfy the condition (3): being productive, that is, producing so many goods, which the others are not harmed by the private possession of land Fractionation. Only then the occupant is justified before God.
In other words, the Lockean property is not absolute: it is conditioned . I, the owner, I have the right to enjoy the fruits of my plot. But I have no right to do it all you want. I have no right, for example, to let the fruit rot. No right to throw the sea. Or to stop production. O to produce what one wants or needs.
remains to be determined whether to leave or stop producing rot are forms of aggression ...
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