Personhood and human richness: Good and well-being in the capability approach and beyond

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-267

  Giovanola, Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive preferences; Amartya Sen; Aristotle; Capabilities; Capability approach; Ethics; Good; Identity; Karl Marx; Martha Nussbaum; Personhood; Philosophical anthropology; Richness; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544485415     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760500130416     Document Type: Review

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