本文討論當代臺灣社會遺失物的現象與治理機制，主張遺失物及其招領返還，意味了一種由密集移動的風險、道德化的物權爭議，以及失物招領的治理秩序中介的特殊人與物關係。本文通過問卷調查和失物招領服務人員訪查，討論失物和撿拾經驗、遺失物類型、失物的風險和焦慮，以及典型處理機制。其次，通過媒體報導分析，本文探討物權化或個人資產化的物件之遺失、拾得、返還與侵占，所引發的法律與道德爭議。最後，本文在失物經驗及其處置秩序的討論基礎上，進一步反思物件的意義，以及人與物之間的可能關係。

This article explores the governing mechanism for lost property in contemporary Taiwanese society. The loss, pick-up and return of lost property imply a special relationship between people and objects. This relationship involves the risk of intensive movement of lost and found objects, moral debates over property rights, and questions about the governance of lost and found services. The paper first draws on questionnaire and interview research with lost-and-found service staff to examine the experience of losing and picking-up objects, the types of lost property, and the procedure for handling lost property. Media reports on the legal and moral controversies surrounding the loss, pick-up, return and embezzlement of property are then analyzed. Finally, the author reflects upon the meaning of lost objects and possible implications of this meaning for the relationship between people and things.