The Commons
The Commons: our relationship with nature and the resources we share, and what private and common ownership mean for a just economy. Study for those who have completed Part 3. Runs in person & online at the same time: join at Mandeville Place or via Zoom.
This course follows on from an earlier part. If you have not completed the previous part, contact the School and we will help you find the right place to begin.
About this course
After completing Economics with Justice Part 3: Responsibility recently.
This ten-week course explores our shared and our unshared worlds, the commons and private property.
We obviously share the air with trees and other lifeforms through our inward and outward breaths; we less obviously share possessions such as real estate, cars, brands and inventions. A community shares something in common, as does a nation and indeed the whole of humanity. What appears to challenge this is a world of property rights and rent-seeking.
How can we distinguish between what is naturally shared and what is possessed? If the commons and private property are to coexist harmoniously, what are the natural relationships between them?
What's included
- Runs over 10 weeks
- In person with your group
- Led by an experienced tutor
Choose your session
Times below are shown in UK time.
Wed 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Mandeville Place, London / Online via Zoom
Tutor: Chris Todhunter
If the fee is a barrier, contact us and we will be glad to discuss what is possible.
Tutors may occasionally change before term begins.