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| Equal opportunities: Equal opportunities is the principle that everyone should have the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of their personal characteristics, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or disability. See also Equal rights, Equality, Justice._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Amartya Sen on Equal Opportunities - Dictionary of Arguments
Mause I 200f Equal Opportunities/Sen/Nussbaum: The concept of realization opportunities, also called "capability-approach", which is significantly connected with the names Amartya Sen (1985)(1) and Martha Nussbaum (1999)(2), brings the question of the social conditions necessary to lead a good and fulfilled life to the fore. The approach of realising opportunities aims not only to guarantee equal opportunities, but also to actively support the individual in making the individual's life plan a reality. Life/Capability Approach: a fulfilled life depends on the relationship between what a person does or is and what he/she is able to do. Functionings: are states that are appreciated by a person. Capabilities: objective possibilities, that can realize the chosen ways of life. >Capabilities. 1. Amartya Sen, Commodities and capabilities. New Delhi Oxford 1985. 2. Martha Nussbaum, Gerechtigkeit oder Das gute Leben. Frankfurt a. M. 1999_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
EconSen I Amartya Sen Collective Choice and Social Welfare: Expanded Edition London 2017 Mause I Karsten Mause Christian Müller Klaus Schubert, Politik und Wirtschaft: Ein integratives Kompendium Wiesbaden 2018 |
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