# 314. Principles of Economics Lecture 5: Property

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Published: 2026-02-24T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Fifth lecture of Principles of Economics explains property as the only workable solution to the problem of scarcity, how ownership prevents conflict, the logic of self-ownership, and how secure property rights enable saving, capital formation, peaceful cooperation & civilizational advance. Get all course notes and slides on saifedean.com/poecourse

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