{"id":174097,"date":"2026-11-05T10:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T09:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/termin\/other-en\/eigentum-praegt-gesellschaft-174097\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:42:05","slug":"eigentum-praegt-gesellschaft","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/talk\/eigentum-praegt-gesellschaft-174097\/","title":{"rendered":"Property shapes society"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Property shapes our society, our way of living together, and our character. 3, 2, 1\u2014mine. In (post-)modern societies, the economy\u2014as a pure market economy\u2014becomes decoupled from politics and other social and cultural logics. Without private ownership of capital, this separation and autonomy would be inconceivable.<\/p>\n

Property is not a natural given or a natural right, but rather a social construct. This becomes particularly clear when it comes to intangible goods. An MP3 song cannot be traded on the digital market without exclusive copyright protection. The law constructs property and thereby establishes an autonomous economic market. The law can also restrict property again, for example through the socialization of housing, business cooperatives, the common pool of data, or the inherent rights of nature. A world with socially restricted property shapes other people. Property transforms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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