On Universalising ‘Nature’ and ‘Property’: the Unravelling of a Master Narrative
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In this paper I will show why the master narrative that leading thinkers in the West have forged to justify property as an engine of progress is unravelling, and why the future will never be the same, as far as the relationship between property and nature is concerned. Property and markets will remain important to our existence, but a healthy dose of realism and political wisdom by now defeats any narrative that extols the supposed superior virtues of property and markets in regulating human interactions with nature. It is time to look elsewhere to find solutions to have a more sustainable relationship with nature; it is necessary to recognise that there are other ways to think to these problems and to our future.
Keywords: Rights of Nature, Financialisation of Nature, Property Law, Decarbonisation, Subject-Object Dualism
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