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The idea of measuring well-being comes at least in part from the work of the economist Amartya Sen, whose most famous work is his book Development As Freedom.
by tuatoru 4y ago
The idea of measuring well-being comes at least in part from the work of the economist Amartya Sen, whose most famous work is his book Development As Freedom.
Sen's work, in turn, has its philosophical ground in the work of Martha Nussbaum on "capability based ethics".
The capabilities approach, by keeping things local, tries to avoid requiring that different cultures all have the same values as tends to happen with utilitarian approaches and materialism.
1. https://daily-philosophy.com/martha-nussbaum-and-the-capabilities-approach/ https://daily-philosophy.com/martha-nussbaum-and-the-capabil...
- jph 4y agoUpvote because Martha Nussbaum is IMHO the #1 living philosopher working toward real-world real-life improvements for billions of people. Her work on capability ethics helps guide entire countries in their policies, and helps guide the United Nations as well. Here is her list of the ten most-important capabilities and a brief description of each: https://daily-philosophy.com/martha-nussbaum-and-the-capabilities-approach/ https://daily-philosophy.com/martha-nussbaum-and-the-capabil...