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Revere Hill Case Study

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Human Flourishing theory of property holds that “[t]he moral foundation of property, both as a concept and as an institution, is human flourishing.” The purpose of property is to enable people a foundation to enable people to live an objectively well-lived life, therefore property decisions should be structured around this goal. Under this theory property owners owe obligations to members of their communities to perform certain duties to enable people to have necessary capabilities in order to live well-lived lives, “owners are responsible for the continued well-being of these communities which have nurtured and continue to nurture the development of their personal capabilities essential to their own flourishing.” Furthermore, the government …show more content…

Is cultural property even necessary and does it factor into basic development? Along with these problems, human flourishing may in fact favor preservation if we look to the duties we owe those people in the past to finish and maintain the projects that they …show more content…

Looking at it through the lenses of different theories of property we get conflicting answers of what decision should be made. In this situation, the Beacon Hill Civic Association has made the question easier by offering to pay for materials and labor to make the new handicapped ramps fit and maintain the historic nature. What we also see is that there is a real lacking in the theories of property of taking other laws and fairness into consideration. We do not get easy answers and the law is not reflective of just on property theory and therefore we must find a way to work these together to address the growing need for disability accessibility while attempting to maintain historic preservation of cultural

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