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Line 1: − The idea of "Property" builds from a concept of personal ownership (disputed by [[liberals]] and [[communists]]). That which is owned by a person is that person's property. In American and British law, a ''corpus'' of law is used to descry ownership that traces back, at times, many centuries.+ − Inherent in the American way of life is the rule that a human being can never be property, a belief built upon the conservative belief in the [[sanctity of life]].+ + + + +
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'''Property''' in philosophy or theology is an attribute of something that does not consist of its essence, but follows from its essence.
Private property is a foundation of Anglo-American law, and central to [[capitalism]] and [[free enterprise]]. Its roots are in slavery in the ancient world and in land under English feudalism, and its principles have been extended to stock and [[intellectual property]].
In modern times there is universal condemnation of treating human beings as property, though only [[abortion]] and [[stem cell]] research implicitly treat human life as though it were property.
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