Common goods must be appropriated before they can serve anyone

Evidence

God, who hath given the world to men in common, hath also given them reason to make use of it to the best advantage of life, and convenience. The earth, and all that is therein, is given to men for the support and comfort of their being. And tho’ all the fruits it naturally produces, and beasts it feeds, belong to mankind in common, as they are produced by the spontaneous hand of nature; and no body has originally a private dominion, exclusive of the rest of mankind, in any of them, as they are thus in their natural state: yet being given for the use of men, there must of necessity be a means to appropriate them some way or other, before they can be of any use, or at all beneficial to any particular man. — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 35

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mixing one’s labor with nature generates private property — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 36; Property rights are limited to what one can use before spoilage — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 40; The other must be given before objects can appear as manufactured. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 1039 (+2 more)

Related

• Property rights are limited to what one can use before spoilage (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The other must be given before objects can appear as manufactured. #qualifies (0.85) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 1039
• Territorial residents of public settings assert property rights over unclaimed items #exemplifies (0.80) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 760
• Public space requires no purchase of goods or persona to enter #qualifies (0.75) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 79