proprietarian
- adjective
- /prəˌpraɪəˈtɛrɪən/
- Formal
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proprietarista
- The community meeting focused on promoting a proprietarian culture that values private ownership over state control.
- proprietarian property
- proprietarian aesthetics
Examples
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Rather, my aim is to think through, at a somewhat theoretical level, how we might understand the ways in which shared senses of community among particular residents in Kenwick draw on and produce particular proprietarian enactments of property, including the materialization of a bungalow aesthetic: a specific, normative claim to place.
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Recall the "view from" and "view of" phrases in my description of a proprietarian property orientation.
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At its most basic level, the proprietarian aesthetic is partly about the view of, and the view from, one's property, which, in a dense residential neighborhood, necessarily entails the view of and the view from others' property too.
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In some empirical detail, Blomley discusses the proprietarian content/orientation of the front yard (Blomley 2004a, 2004b).
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More specifically, the view of the porch, and specifically others' porches, as "authentic" bungalow features and the view from the porch, as both a physical and an epistemological way of seeing, together constitute residents' feelings, emotions, and orientations toward their material environment: a proprietarian aesthetics.
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Rather, the interview and observational material is intended to constitute an empirical first cut through this question of the articulation of property and aesthetics, and thus to illustrate the utility of interviewing as an appropriate methodology for studying the ways in which proprietarian aesthetics works in everyday life.
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His arguments for using zoning to enforce aesthetic purity draw on a more Bedford-like, proprietarian conception of property and certainly provide a counterpoint to the more organic or consensual policing of taste described by Kenwick residents.
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Many advocates believe that a proprietarian approach to economics ensures individual liberties and fosters innovation.
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Critics argue that a strictly proprietarian mindset can lead to social inequality and neglect for communal resources.
Synonyms
Shows a focus on individual interests and personal ownership rather than shared public matters
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
proprietarian = proprietor (semi-transparent) = propriet + arian
The connection to 'proprietor' is clear, but the philosophical meaning requires additional context.
Etymology
Proprietarian comes from the common words property and proprietor, which mean 'ownership' and 'owner'. As an adjective, proprietarian describes ideas or policies that put private ownership first in society.