Private
Private (from Latin privatus , PPP from privare , "separated, robbed, separated", privatum , "one's own" and privus , "existing for itself") denotes objects, areas and matters that are self-contained, i.e. not open .
In the context of people, private matters do not belong to the general public , but only to a single person or a limited group of people who are in an intimate or trusting relationship with one another.
In general usage, private is mostly used as the opposite of “ public ”. Private stands for the term “personal” or is used in the sense of “in an intimate circle”. This root word is also often used in combination with other terms to make it clear that this is not a public matter. See in particular also privacy .
In the original sense, according to Hannah Arendt , privacy refers to the sphere of property (not to be confused with property ), namely one's own household (in the sense of working life, the family including all slaves, property, etc.) of the free citizen, which means the area of vital necessities . If these vital necessities are overcome, it can pass into the free sphere of the political public. With the modern era , the boundaries between the spheres of the public and the private sphere with the advent of family-like economically structured society that is increasingly political and private disappears for Arendt Topoi claimed for himself and regards itself as comprehensive than anything sphere. So are z. B. Work and family today are by no means just a “private matter” and the original free political discourse is geared towards the achievement of a single social goal, which again includes the contradicting idea of necessity.
In many areas of economy and society there are areas in which either public or private forms of organization are possible. Whether one or the other form of organization is preferred depends on the importance attached to the common good or the personal interests of individuals. Private forms of organization are generally oriented towards competition and competition and must therefore strive to make the creation of their services and products as efficient as possible. The private sector is often referred to somewhat casually as the “free economy”. This relates to the possibility of the private sector to decide freely within the framework of the law, i.e. not bound by criteria that lie outside the company.
In history there have been partial nationalizations , especially after the collapse of the monarchies and after the end of the First and Second World Wars and after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc. In the course of liberalization and globalization and the European Union , many companies and areas have been and are being reprivatised or partially privatized .
See also
- Privacy hallmarks of modern democracies and human rights
- Privatization as opposed to nationalization
- Private patient , a person who is usually insured with a private health insurance, in contrast to the statutory health insurance patient who is insured with the statutory health insurance
- Private television as opposed to public broadcasting
- Private detective as opposed to the investigator who investigates on a sovereign mandate (e.g. police )
- Private action, prosecution of a criminal offense by the injured party as opposed to action in the public interest in criminal law , in which the public prosecutor brings the prosecution on behalf of the community.
- Private schools in contrast to schools with public bodies such as federal, state, municipal, churches; Private university as opposed to universities with public sponsors such as the federal government or churches; Privatdozent , a university professor with a license to teach without having his own chair
- Private sector as opposed to the public sector
- Private property in contrast to common property
Web links
- DFG graduate college 1681 "Privacy" of the University of Passau
- Research field privacy in public space at the University of Düsseldorf