Real Freedom for All
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Real Freedom for All is a political philosophy book by Philippe Van Parijs that develops and defends the idea of "real" or effective freedom, notably advocating for an unconditional basic income as a way to achieve social justice.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Real Freedom for All canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ |
| addresses |
automation and technological change
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compatibility of basic income with efficiency ⓘ migration and open borders ⓘ taxation of rents and resources ⓘ unemployment ⓘ work incentives under basic income ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
freedom to choose one’s life plan
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individual autonomy ⓘ redistribution of external assets ⓘ |
| author | Philippe Van Parijs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
purely formal conceptions of freedom
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welfare-state conditionality ⓘ workfare policies ⓘ |
| field |
normative economics
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre | academic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
basic income debate
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real-libertarian political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
NERFINISHED
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Ronald Dworkin NERFINISHED ⓘ libertarian theories of self-ownership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument |
formal rights are insufficient without material means to exercise them
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justice requires maximizing the real freedom of the least advantaged ⓘ unconditional basic income is a key instrument to secure real freedom for all ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
basic income
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distributive justice ⓘ effective freedom ⓘ freedom as opportunity ⓘ liberal egalitarianism ⓘ real freedom ⓘ real-libertarianism ⓘ social justice ⓘ universal basic income ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining egalitarian and libertarian insights
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developing the idea of real freedom as effective opportunity ⓘ systematic defense of unconditional basic income ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
egalitarian liberalism
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luck egalitarianism ⓘ |
| proposesPolicy |
unconditional basic income
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universal and individual cash grant ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
highest sustainable basic income
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maximin real freedom principle ⓘ |
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