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Ownership: Can we really own anything 5 Articles

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    by Nan Denoyer

    Food for Thought Something to chew on, what view will you take, if you were asked? The Architect There was a brilliant architect, who was a gifted designer. In his heart, he had a vision of exactly how this house...read more

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    by Cheryl Burger

    This is a perplexing thought I think! It would have to prove true that you can't take it with you, wouldn't it? So when a person works so hard all of their life, and they save for a nice home, education for the children or...read more

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    by S. Othelo Antonn

    The principle of ownership is an abstract concept functioning as a 'tag' of sorts regarding who may use, change, move, or bear something. Through history, ownership has applied to all things that fall under the definition ...read more

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    by Lyman Stone

    Ownership is possible, ownership is positive, and ownership happens. Among the things which the Enlightenment thinkers (and, by connection, the American and French Revolutions) truly believed was the right of a person to o...read more

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    by Brian Smith

    'Ownership' as a legal and practical term has obvious uses and meanings. But can we really ever 'own' something, outside of the legal definition of ownership-as some natural tendency or inherent proprety of ourselves? I ...read more

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