Does “Real‐Freedom‐for‐All” Really Justify Basic Income
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6223271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Hunyadi (0000-0002-2294-3638, University of Geneva, corresponding author), Marcus Mänz (University of Geneva, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-63 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Swiss Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1424-7755 • E-ISSN: 1662-6370 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1662-6370.1998.tb00232.x |
| OpenAlex | W1986923238 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
We here examine Philippe Van Parijs's concept of "real freedom" which justifies in his view the introduction of a basic income. What we call into question is whether this concept can be understood, as Van Parijs argues, as the counterfactual freedom to do what one might want to do, that is as a notion of freedom based on the idea of potential desire. We oppose to it an alternative conception of "real freedom" related, first, to a notion of basic needs which a well‐ordered society can satisfy by means of compensation, second, to a notion of social mediation in the evaluation of individual preferences. In this way we restore the relationship between freedom and desire, which allows us to take into account the conception the social actors have of their own freedom, more than does the too abstract conception of freedom based on the idea of potential desire
Basic income · Counterfactual thinking · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Mediation · Negative liberty · Political science · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Sciences and Governance
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |