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Capability Association

Agency, Well-Being and Justice

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  1. Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on How to Live with Our Human Fragility

    …aria Popova “To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control.” In 1988, Bill Moyers produced a series of intelligent, inspiring, provocative conversations with a diverse set of cultural icons, ranging from Isaac Asimov to Noam Chomsky to Chinua Achebe. It was unlike any public discourse to have ever graced the national television airwaves before. The following year,…

  2. HDCA Member Views on the Capability Approach

    …meaning and importance of the CA. Séverine Deneulin Associate Professor in International Development, University of Bath, UK It is a way of looking at the world from the perspective of people’s lives. How well are people doing in given situations? Are they able to live in dignity? If not, what is preventing them from living well? Take for example a 15 year girl who’s lost her family to HIV/AIDS and can’t find another way of making a living but by…

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