Independence, propertylessness, and basic income A theory of freedom as the power to say no /

Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income argues that philosophers have focused too much on scalar freedom and proposes a theory of status freedom as effective control self-ownership: the power to have or refuse active cooperation with other willing people, or simply: freedom as the power to...

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Main Authors: Widerquist, Karl.
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Exploring the basic Income guarantee series
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137313096
Summary: Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income argues that philosophers have focused too much on scalar freedom and proposes a theory of status freedom as effective control self-ownership: the power to have or refuse active cooperation with other willing people, or simply: freedom as the power to say no.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137274724.
Carrier Form: 256 p.
ISBN: 9781137274724
9781137313096 :
1137313099 :
CLC: F014.4
Contents: Prologue: The Big Casino 1. Introduction 2. Effective Control Self-Ownership: Freedom as the Power to Say No 3. Forty Acres and a Mule? Implications of Respecting Personal Independence 4. The Importance of Independence I: Framing the Issue 5. The Importance of Independence II: Freedom and Integrity 6. The Importance of Independence III: Market Vulnerability 7. What Good is a Theory of Freedom That Allows Forced Labor? ECSO Freedom and Modern Theories of Freedom 8. If You're an Egalitarian, Why Do You Want to Be the Boss of the Poor? ECSO Freedom and Liberal-Egalitarian Theories of Justice 9. On Duty 10. Conclusion.