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Why Labor is Important. A Commmentary on Steinvorth

Why Labor is Important. A Commmentary on Steinvorth Abstract Steinvorth has changed his view from arguing for a right to work to arguing for a basic income. This change of mind is consistent with his idea of the ‘Promethean venture’. It is, however, only convincing if one accepts his premise that labor is in general a burden. In this commentary, it is shown that this premise should be rejected. Since labor is an important source of recognition and therefore a prerequisite of a decent life, a basic income should be regarded as being only a second best solution as compared to a right to employment. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Analyse & Kritik de Gruyter

Why Labor is Important. A Commmentary on Steinvorth

Analyse & Kritik , Volume 31 (1) – May 1, 2009

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Publisher
de Gruyter
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Copyright © 2009 by the
ISSN
0171-5860
eISSN
2365-9858
DOI
10.1515/auk-2009-0106
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Abstract

Abstract Steinvorth has changed his view from arguing for a right to work to arguing for a basic income. This change of mind is consistent with his idea of the ‘Promethean venture’. It is, however, only convincing if one accepts his premise that labor is in general a burden. In this commentary, it is shown that this premise should be rejected. Since labor is an important source of recognition and therefore a prerequisite of a decent life, a basic income should be regarded as being only a second best solution as compared to a right to employment.

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Analyse & Kritikde Gruyter

Published: May 1, 2009

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