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Self-Realization and Justice: A Liberal-Perfectionist Defense of the Right to Freedom from Employment book cover

1st Edition

Self-Realization and Justice A Liberal-Perfectionist Defense of the Right to Freedom from Employment

By Julia Maskivker Copyright 2012
170 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge
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In this book, Maskivker argues that there ought to be a right not to participate in the paid economy in a new way; not by appealing to notions of fairness to competing conceptions of the good, but rather to a contentious (but defensible) normative ideal, namely, self-realization. In so doing, she joins a venerable tradition in ethical thought, initiated by Aristotle and developed in the work of... Read more
1. Introduction: Self-Realization and Distributive Justice: When the Market is not Sufficient for Equal Access  2. From Aristotle to Modern Life: Self-Realization, Value, and Human Needs  3. The Justice of Free-Riding: A Response to the Exploitation Objection Against the Option to Opt out of Work  4. What Type of Right is the Right to Freedom from Employment?  5. The Metric of Justice and Self-Realization Opportunities  6. Conclusion: The Meaningful Leisure Ideal and Contemporary Society

Biography

Julia Maskivker is Assistant Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy at Rollins College, United States. Recent publications include: "Discursive Practices in Ancient Athens: A Habermasian Approach" (The European Legacy, 15:7, 2010), "A Non-Cosmopolitan Case for Sovereign Debt Relief" (The Journal of Global Ethics, 6:1, 2011) "Work-Lovers, Freedom, and Basic Income" (Contemporary Political Theory 10: 1, 2011) "Employment as a Limitation on Self-Ownership" (The Human Rights Review, 12:1 2011, forthcoming, available online) and "An Alternative Reply to the Free-Rider Objection Against Unconditional Citizenship Grants" in Ethics and Public Policy, edited by Jonathan Boston. Canberra: The Australian National University Press, 2011.

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