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The Big Casino, Karl Widerquist
The Big Casino, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
This paper uses an analogy to illustrate two things: (1) the economy is and will always be a casino, and (2) in existing societies and most libertarian, liberal, and socialist visions of society individuals are effectively forced to participate in the casino economy. It argues justice requires that individuals must be free from forced participation in such an economy and that the best way to free people from forced participation is the provision of a Basic Income Guarantee.
Chapter X: Bibliography, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 3: Forty Acres And A Mule? Implications Of The Duty To Respect Person Independence, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 3: Forty Acres And A Mule? Implications Of The Duty To Respect Person Independence, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
No abstract provided.
Chapter 7: What Good Is A Theory Of Freedom That Allows Forced Labor? Independence And Modern Theories Of Freedom, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 7: What Good Is A Theory Of Freedom That Allows Forced Labor? Independence And Modern Theories Of Freedom, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
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Chapter 4: The Importance Of Independence I: Framing The Issue, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 4: The Importance Of Independence I: Framing The Issue, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
No abstract provided.
Chapter 9: On Duty, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 8: If You're An Egalitarian, Why Do You Want To Be The Boss Of The Poor? Independence And Liberal-Egalitarian Theories Of Justice, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 8: If You're An Egalitarian, Why Do You Want To Be The Boss Of The Poor? Independence And Liberal-Egalitarian Theories Of Justice, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
No abstract provided.
Chapter 5: The Importance Of Independence Ii: Freedom An Integrity, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 5: The Importance Of Independence Ii: Freedom An Integrity, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
No abstract provided.
Chapter 6: The Importance Of Independence Iii: Market Vulnerability, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 6: The Importance Of Independence Iii: Market Vulnerability, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
No abstract provided.
Chapter 0: Prologue, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 2: Status Freedom As Effective Control Self-Ownership, Karl Widerquist
Chapter 2: Status Freedom As Effective Control Self-Ownership, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
No abstract provided.
Chapter X10: Conclusion, Karl Widerquist
Why We Demand An Unconditional Basic Income: The Ecso Freedom Case, Karl Widerquist
Why We Demand An Unconditional Basic Income: The Ecso Freedom Case, Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
Philippe Van Parijs’s (1995) Real Freedom for All: What (If Anything) Can Justify Capitalism makes a very thorough and challenging philosophical argument for basic income. But I believe that it has two important limitations that inhibit it from giving a compelling explanation why basic income supporters believe that support for the disadvantage must be not only universal but also unconditional and enough to meet an individual’s basic needs. This essay briefly discusses those limitations and then proposes an alternative argument for basic income that I believe relies on a more compelling concept of freedom, defined below as “Freedom as Effective …