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A balanced view of development as freedom [PDF]

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Amartya Sen, in his most recent book Development as Freedom, argues that expansion of human freedom should both be viewed as the primary end and the principle means of development.
Bertil Tungodden
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Assessing quality of life in persons living with rheumatoid arthritis: A capability-based approach. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Educ Health Promot
Bounabe A   +6 more
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Sen's Apples: Commitment, Agent Relativity and Social Norms [PDF]

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This paper examines Amartya Sen's notion of 'commitment' in light of Geoffrey Brennan's recent discussion thereof. Its aim is to elucidate one type of commitment which consists in following social norms. To this end, I discuss Sen's 'apples' example from
Mark S. Peacock
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Did John Stuart Mill Reconcile Commitment to Liberty with Admittance of a Single Value Utility? [PDF]

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Numerous interpretations of John Stuart Mill´s utilitarianism have been proposed (in response to the above question) to date. The interpretation presented in this paper is distinctive in that it draws heavily upon multiple utility frameworks, a recent ...
Iona Tarrant
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