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property

vr.tr.property · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent explain property as owned objects, relay how ownership of goods is conceived in law and economics from reference sources, describe kinds of owned things, and distinguish this sense from property rights, from attributes in science and from data properties.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain property as owned objects, relay how ownership of goods is conceived in law and economics from reference sources, describe kinds of owned things, and distinguish this sense from property rights, from attributes in science and from data properties.

In the registry s Wikidata sense, property as a physical object that is owned, a good or possession belonging to a person or organisation, from personal belongings and real estate to business assets, as distinct from property as a legal right, as an attribute in science or as a data field; the entry sits under goods and concerns owned things themselves.

What it is for: Not applicable; a category of owned objects.

It can be explain the sense; relay ownership concepts; describe kinds; distinguish other senses.

Distinguishing features

Owned object

Physical

Legal and economic context

Homonyms

What it looks like

Not a visible object as a category; owned things.

How it is recognised

Physical object that is owned

Belongings, real estate, business assets

Property rights are legal; scientific properties are attributes; data properties are fields

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

good/s

is subject to - by persons or organisations

ownership

is contrasted with - an attribute

property (philosophy)

is governed by -

property law

In practice

Families and kinds

personal property such as belongings

real property such as land and buildings

business and productive assets

public property

cultural property as a special category

Standards and regulation

Property law and registration systems

Tax rules on property

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing senses of property

Agents giving personal legal or financial advice

Vagueness of the registry category

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.property-artifact

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What property means here.

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is property as an owned object, and how does it differ from property rights, scientific properties and data properties? definition
  2. Is the question about owned things, law, science or data? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What are personal, real, business, public and cultural property? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Law Ownership.

Regulation.

Ownership

Ownership.

Ownership

Ownership.

  1. How do legal systems define ownership and possession of things, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about their own property matter, which needs a lawyer? boundary

Registration

Registration and transfer.

Registration

Registration.

  1. How are property transfers and registers organised? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Economics Economics and society.

Attribution.

Economics

Economics.

Economics

Economics.

  1. How do economists treat property as assets and capital? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Philosophy

Philosophy of property.

Philosophy

Philosophy.

  1. How have philosophers from Locke to Proudhon debated property, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits property (philosophy of law)? action
Context Other senses.

Context.

Science

Properties as attributes.

Science

Science.

  1. What are properties in science and philosophy, and where are they covered? provenance
  2. Which entry fits physical property? action

Data

Data properties.

Data

Data.

  1. What are properties in data models and Wikidata? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Wikidata property? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should personal property and real property be the primary linked entries?
  • How should legal sources be linked?
  • How should the homonyms of property be kept apart in the registry?