Property is impossible.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Property is declared fundamentally unattainable or incompatible with social order.
- In plain terms
- Property cannot truly exist.
- What can you take from it?
- Question the feasibility of private property.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is property impossible?
- What replaces ownership?
Another view
Property rights function practically despite theoretical issues.
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