Arguing about justice essays for Philippe Van Parijs ; [on the occasion of Philippe Van Parijs's sixtieth birthday

Using The Internet To Save Journalism From The Internet / Bruce Ackerman -- Marriages As Assets? : Real Freedom And Relational Freedom / Anne Alstott -- Taxation, Fees And Social Justice / François Blais -- Why Big Ideas Never Change Society / Denis Clerc -- The Ideological Roots Of Inequality And What Is To Be Done / John E. Roemer -- The Capitalist Road To Communism : Are We There Yet? / Almaz Zelleke. Axel Gosseries & Yannick Vanderborght, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. This book brings together fifty of today's finest thinkers. They were asked to let their imaginations run free to advance new ideas on a wide range of social and political issues. They did so as friends, on the occasion of Philippe Van Parijs's sixtieth birthday. Rather than restricting themselves to comments on his numerous writings, the authors engage with the topics on which he has focused his attention over the years, especially with the various dimensions of justice, its scope, and its demands. They discuss issues ranging from the fair distribution of marriage opportunities to the limits of argumentation in a democracy, the deep roots of inequality, the challenges to basic income and the requirements of linguistic justice. They provide ample food for thought for both academic and general readers