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    Amartya Sen

    Amartya Sen

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy, Welfare Economics, Political Philosophy

    b. 1933

    Amartya Sen (born 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher whose work spans welfare economics, social choice theory, and political philosophy. He is best known for his capability approach to human development and his analyses of famine, inequality, and justice. Sen received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics.

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    Notable Achievements

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    Developed the capability approach to human development and freedom

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    Demonstrated that famines result from political and economic failures rather than food scarcity

    3

    Won the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

    4

    Revitalized social choice theory following Arrow's impossibility theorem

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    Co-founded the Human Development Index (HDI) with Mahbub ul Haq

    Positions & Arguments

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    Democracy & Governance

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    Parking space in the described scenario qualifies as a public good.

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    Global democratic procedures can help international organizations avoid the complications of politicization.

    Social Contract

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    Parking space in the described scenario qualifies as a public good.

    Moral Responsibility

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    Structural conditions such as poverty and absence of social provisions can force individuals into tragic choices between basic needs and basic moral duties.

    Justice & Punishment

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    Structural conditions such as poverty and absence of social provisions can force individuals into tragic choices between basic needs and basic moral duties.

    At a Glance

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    contemporary

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    Analytic Philosophy, Welfare Economics, Political Philosophy

    Topic Influence

    Democracy & Governance2
    Social Contract1
    Justice & Punishment1
    Moral Responsibility1

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