Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Abstract

In this essay I consider the conceptual conflict between the public as a modern political category and the idea of the commons. By linking the idea of the public to an early exposition that explicitly sought a distinction between the commons and the public, I show how the generalization inherent in the public contravenes the particularity of the commons. This poses important political problems for how a modern commons or a modern notion of the commons is conceived and also allows for a nuanced understanding of the political challenge posed against the commons itself.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

International Journal of the Commons

First Page

177

Last Page

187

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