Working Oneself Up and Universal Basic Income

Kantian Review 29 (2):239-247 (2024)
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I respond to a challenge raised by Jordan Pascoe: Kant’s conception of obtaining full citizenship through working oneself up necessarily condemns some people to passive citizenship. I argue that we should not focus on work to establish universal full citizenship. Rather, a Universal Basic Income, an income paid regularly to everyone and without conditions, can secure everyone’s full citizenship. Moreover, I argue that such a scheme is more Kantian in nature than hitherto assumed.

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Martin Sticker
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Working Oneself Up and Universal Basic Income.Martin Sticker - 2024 - Kantian Review 29 (2):239-247.

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