Creare capacità. Liberarsi dalla dittatura del Pil

Incredibly interesting but probably not the best at being the first book on the topic. The author refers to other books on the subject frequently, assuming reader's familiarity with earlier consepts/conclusions and I felt that it was more important for her to have that conversation than present the

Nussbaum's theoretical framework for understanding human nature and her principles for how states should allocate resources is pretty cool. Her philosophy exemplifies some of the virtues of an Aristotelian theory of human nature. I think it also offers helpful resources for identifying inequalities

Nussbaum has a cutting mind and is on the forefront of modern ethics. This book is a fine example of her well-contextualized, practical, thinking.

This book is a difficult to read introduction to the liberal/progressive approach to solving sociopolitical issues in developing nations. My experiences in poverty and developing nations leads me to disagree with her assumptions and suggested solutions. Without going into great depth, my disagreement Leggi tutto

l'approche des capabilités de martha c. nussbaum, une philosophe contemporaine américaine, est une approche super attirante sur papier, surtout en prenant compte des grands changements entre 2011, la publication et aujourd'hui en 2024. cependant, l'essai n'est pas sans critique selon moi. j'étudie c Leggi tutto

I like how this approach is flexible enough to adapt to different cultures, belief systems, etc. What I struggle with is that in allowing people to self-determine what human dignity looks like and how a capability is ensured or enacted, you leave copious room for internalized sexism, racism, homopho Leggi tutto

This book contains really interesting ideas about development but focuses a lot on the abstract. Nussbaum assumes that the reader is familiar with basic philosophy, ethics, and political economy, so the text reads much like academic papers in those fields which can be rather dull. I did enjoy the fi Leggi tutto

Incredibly important to the capability approach and yet so incredibly hard to read. I still haven’t learnt to expect the immense pain of reading modern philosophy

I read this to understand perspectives related to flourishing in society and it is now a foundational piece constellating many of the ideas I’ve been holding in a disconnected way; it is going to be a brilliant bridge theory for the thinking I’m doing around flourishing. It is a treatise on social J Leggi tutto