Real Freedom for All
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Real Freedom for All is a political philosophy book by Philippe Van Parijs that develops and defends the idea of "real" or effective freedom, notably advocating for an unconditional basic income as a way to achieve social justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Real Freedom for All canonical | 2 |
| real freedom for all theory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13535165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Real Freedom for All Context triple: [Philippe Van Parijs, notableWork, Real Freedom for All]
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A.
Toward Full Freedom
Toward Full Freedom is a significant work by civil rights activist Mary White Ovington that reflects her advocacy for racial equality and social justice in the United States.
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B.
Freedom – No Compromise
Freedom – No Compromise is a politically charged rock album by Steven Van Zandt that confronts issues like apartheid and U.S. foreign policy through socially conscious songs.
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C.
Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom Is Not Free is a commemorative inscription and phrase honoring the sacrifices made by military service members, prominently featured at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Freedom’s Right
Freedom’s Right is a major work of social and political philosophy by Axel Honneth that reconstructs the concept of freedom within modern democratic societies through the lens of critical theory.
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E.
The Future of Freedom
The Future of Freedom is a political analysis book by Fareed Zakaria that examines how the spread of democracy without strong liberal institutions can undermine individual liberty and stable governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Real Freedom for All Target entity description: Real Freedom for All is a political philosophy book by Philippe Van Parijs that develops and defends the idea of "real" or effective freedom, notably advocating for an unconditional basic income as a way to achieve social justice.
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A.
Toward Full Freedom
Toward Full Freedom is a significant work by civil rights activist Mary White Ovington that reflects her advocacy for racial equality and social justice in the United States.
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B.
Freedom – No Compromise
Freedom – No Compromise is a politically charged rock album by Steven Van Zandt that confronts issues like apartheid and U.S. foreign policy through socially conscious songs.
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C.
Freedom Is Not Free
Freedom Is Not Free is a commemorative inscription and phrase honoring the sacrifices made by military service members, prominently featured at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Freedom’s Right
Freedom’s Right is a major work of social and political philosophy by Axel Honneth that reconstructs the concept of freedom within modern democratic societies through the lens of critical theory.
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E.
The Future of Freedom
The Future of Freedom is a political analysis book by Fareed Zakaria that examines how the spread of democracy without strong liberal institutions can undermine individual liberty and stable governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ |
| addresses |
automation and technological change
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compatibility of basic income with efficiency ⓘ migration and open borders ⓘ taxation of rents and resources ⓘ unemployment ⓘ work incentives under basic income ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
freedom to choose one’s life plan
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individual autonomy ⓘ redistribution of external assets ⓘ |
| author | Philippe Van Parijs ⓘ |
| critiques |
purely formal conceptions of freedom
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welfare-state conditionality ⓘ workfare policies ⓘ |
| field |
normative economics
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre | academic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
basic income debate
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real-libertarian political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
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Ronald Dworkin ⓘ libertarian theories of self-ownership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument |
formal rights are insufficient without material means to exercise them
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justice requires maximizing the real freedom of the least advantaged ⓘ unconditional basic income is a key instrument to secure real freedom for all ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
basic income
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distributive justice ⓘ effective freedom ⓘ freedom as opportunity ⓘ liberal egalitarianism ⓘ real freedom ⓘ real-libertarianism ⓘ social justice ⓘ universal basic income ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining egalitarian and libertarian insights
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developing the idea of real freedom as effective opportunity ⓘ systematic defense of unconditional basic income ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
egalitarian liberalism
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luck egalitarianism ⓘ |
| proposesPolicy |
unconditional basic income
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universal and individual cash grant ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
highest sustainable basic income
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maximin real freedom principle ⓘ |
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Subject: Real Freedom for All Description of subject: Real Freedom for All is a political philosophy book by Philippe Van Parijs that develops and defends the idea of "real" or effective freedom, notably advocating for an unconditional basic income as a way to achieve social justice.
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