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[antoniowisesa]

No God Ishayu

[jobssok]

The idea of ​​justice (desirable, complex and subtle) according to Amartya Sen

The idea of ​​justice (desirable, complex and subtle) according to Amartya Sen

Most of us probably model ourselves as righteous people. Our own opinions, we think, are the most balanced. We were given what we believe to be an “overdose” of common sense. For people who think so, and I, like most of humanity, include myself among them; the idea of ​​justice (Companhia das Letras, 496 pages), by the economist and philosopher Amartya Sen, will provide good food for…

[dabiconcordia]

Apples and Sympathy “of two girls who find two apples, one large and one small” Girl A tells girl B, ‘You choose’. B immediately picks the larger apple. A is upset and permits herself the remark that this was grossly unfair. ‘Why?’ asks B. ‘Which one would you have chosen, if you were to choose rather than me?’ ‘The smaller one, of course’, A replies. B is now triumphant: ‘Then what are you complaining about? That’s the one you’ve got!’ ― Amartya Sen

[weil-weil-lautre]

Paradoxes of Liberty - Amartya Sen (1981)

[wellconstructedsentences]

The relevance of health equity for social justice in general is hard to overstress.

Why Health Equity? by Amartya Sen

[sapphireshorelines]

real hardship of death consists of the frustrating – very frustrating – inability to argue.

Ram Mohun Roy, translated from bengali

Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian Culture, History and Identity

Albert Camus, The Fall

[indizombie]

These multi-layered oppressions generate multiple forms of minority stress as interlocking identities perpetuate the social conditions of the stigmatised community. Amartya Sen argues that social exclusion has a conceptual connection with poverty and deprivation and is an approach to studying the dimensions of poverty. Being excluded from social relations can result in other deprivations, capability failures and limiting life opportunities. The consequences of discrimination can lead to deprivation indirectly, through passive discrimination, in which discouragement and lower self-confidence convert into poor performance, or through direct routes that reduce access to income or education. A research paper published by public health practioner Ashraful Kabir and others states that political, economic and cultural implications resulting from the intersecting inequalities prove a disadvantage to socially excluded groups. More generally, a continuing combination of discrimination with lower levels of educational attainment keeps these groups in the worst-paid and most demeaning jobs.

Ayra Indrias Patras, ‘Once a sweeper…?’, Dawn

[metamatar]

For example, when Alexander asked a group of Jain philosophers why they were paying so little attention to the great conqueror, he got the following – broadly anti-imperial – reply (as reported by Arrian):

King Alexander, every man can possess only so much of the earth’s surface as this we are standing on. You are but human like the rest of us, save that you are always busy and up to no good, travelling so many miles from your home, a nuisance to yourself and to others! … You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of the earth as will suffice to bury you.

The Argumentative Indian, Amartya Sen

[satyam-mathematics]

1.महान् शख्सियत अमृर्त्य सेन (Legendary Personality Amartya Sen),नोबल पुरस्कार से सम्मानित शख्सियत अमृर्त्य सेन (Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen):

महान् शख्सियत अमृर्त्य सेन (Legendary Personality Amartya Sen) का जन्म 3 नवंबर,1933 को पश्चिम बंगाल (शिक्षा शांतिनिकेतन) में हुआ था।औपनिवेशिक भारत में जन्म से स्वतंत्र भारत में वे अनेक पड़ावों से गुजरे हैं और संघर्ष किया है।उनको नोबेल पुरस्कार मिलने के पीछे के रहस्य को जानना भी जरूरी है।

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Anartya Sen's 'Lady Chatterlay's Lover' example of his Paretian Liberal Paradox

[dislocatedchristians]

An Extremely Kind Overview

Beginning on page 50 of this magazine, there is a very kind overview of my charity work, faith, and writing. Although it is published in a secular magazine, my faith is openly discussed, which I hope gives readers pause to reflect. Being a Christian changes everything, and I give God all the glory. I’m grateful to my friend Nicki for taking the time to write it and for being so complimentary; it…

[antoniowisesa]

Kanigara, the one who gave humanity a chance to exist, their choice to break the rules of The Amartya, would either lead to a better existence, or plunge it into further despair.

[disorganisedautodidact]

Autodidact’s Library No. 15: Amartya Sen, Identity and Violence. The Illusion of Destiny

I read this book because of a tumblr post. I can’t find the post any more and don’t remember who made it, but they said it was a sort of antidote to Huntington’s infuriatingly stupid “clash of civilisations” idea, and after spending 8 years in a Middle Eastern studies department of a European university, I really, really needed that. Anyway, I wasn’t promised too much – the book not only rebutted Huntington’s simplistic idea of “civilisatons” and “cultural identities”, but it made me chuckle a few times with some rhetorical dig or other at Huntington and his ilk.

What the book is really about is the multiplicity and complexity of identity and the freedom of choice we all have in deciding which of our identities are important to us and what consequences to draw from that. No one is just German or just Indian or just English or just Mexican, but instead the same person can identify as an American citizen, a white person, a woman, a lesbian, a member of her local chess club, a left-wing person, a computer engineer, a Christian, etc. etc. etc., all at the same time. According to Sen, it’s not just right-wing nationalists who tend to flatten people into a singular identity (or a very few identities) and use that to form in-group cohesion and turn people against the out-group, causing a lot of violence, but he claims liberals make the same mistake even in their efforts to counter said right-wing rhetorical strategy. For example, there is a lot of focus on intercultural cooperation or interfaith dialogue, but always with a focus on people as members of cultures or religions (and often focused on religious leaders as spokespeople), when it might be, in Sen’s opinion, more effective to encourage people to work together as a civil society and find a common identity instead of just a collection of cultural groups that remains focused somehow on their divisions.

Even more important, according to Sen, is encouraging people to apply reasoning and free choice to their various identities. There are obvious limits to this, as a young-ish person from Germany I can’t choose to identify as an African man, but I can choose to regard my queerness as a more important part of my identity than my nationality. (Or vice versa, which sadly several conservative politicians in Germany are doing.)

I found his theses clear and worth thinking about, and the various historical examples he brings are interesting. I did think the book gets a bit repetitive at times, like the same points could have been made in 100 pages rather than 150. Still, I’m glad I gave this a read!

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Amartya Sen: The Unsung Hero!

Amartya Sen: Amidst a whirlwind of false news, let’s unravel the inspiring journey of renowned economist Amartya Sen, a man whose legacy continues to shape the world. In this blog post, we delve into the life and achievements of this extraordinary individual, debunking myths and celebrating the truth. Unraveling the Truth:In a recent wave of misinformation, reports surfaced claiming the demise…

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the bad part about reading any kind of socioeconomic literature is that fucking reagan and thatcher pop up every other page like that fucking car jumpscare video

[wellconstructedsentences]

[H]ealth is among the most important conditions of human life and a critically significant constituent of human capabilities which we have reason to value . . . . Equity in the achievement and distribution of health gets, thus, incorporated and embedded in a larger understanding of justice.

Why Health Equity? by Amartya Sen