We Shouldn T To Have Ownership Over Something

To own something is to hold possession. A possession of something can sometimes ultimately lead people to thinking that it is who the person is because of what they own or have. So basing it off of objects being owned by the person, their identity is built up and ascribed by what other people see. A philosopher named Jean-Paul Sartre, suggests that ownership is something more than just objects, it is in fact intangible things like talent or skill. And agreeing upon that, it shows that skill and talent can be described as ownership because if a person possess a special talent that nobody else has, they own that talent which defines their identity and sense of self. Therefore, objects should not be claimed as ownership because it does not define a person’s identity or sense of self. …show more content…
Some people take pride from what they own because of how hard they worked for it, but that does not automatically define that person. To look at this as an example, for me personally, I have recently bought a new phone, that I paid with my own money. It was my goal that had to be reached in order for me to get something I wanted, and I had to work hard for it. Usually, ownership can mean differently to someone else. So owning something that was bought with the hard worked money gave me a sense of pride, like never before because I had something I wanted and I owned it. I take pride in what I own but it does not define who I am or change my sense of self. Owning something also gives other people their own sense of pride, it is just a feeling a person could get from owning an object that was worked hard for. That does not mean it is who they are or how it defines them because the other person would not know the feelings of that person because they do not own that object. Therefore, owning an object should claim to define a person's identity or