Abstract
Frankfurt School critical theory has always been concerned with revealing the various ways in which economic systems and social practices can dominate or oppress. It is therefore somewhat surprising that the tradition has had relatively little to say about private property rights. Indeed, this is all the more surprising because Hegel and Marx are crucial sources of inspiration for contemporary critical theory, and both gave an in-depth discussion of the structure and legitimacy of private property. This paper offers a new analysis of Hegel's justification of private property, Marx's critical response, and the relevance of such views for contemporary critical theory. This analysis builds upon Hegel's discussion of “ Right” in his Elements of the Philosophy of Right and Marx's “Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844.”
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