The Idea of Justice
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The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Idea of Justice canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | unique, fully just social arrangement ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
comparative assessment of justice and injustice
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focus on removal of manifest injustices ⓘ global perspective on justice ⓘ inclusion of diverse viewpoints in public reasoning ⓘ |
| author | Amartya Sen ⓘ |
| awarded | 2010 National Humanities Medal to its author ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
John Rawls's theory of justice
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transcendental institutionalism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
democratic deliberation
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plurality of reasons for justice ⓘ public reasoning ⓘ role of capabilities in evaluating justice ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of capability approach
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critique of welfarism ⓘ discussion of Rawls's "justice as fairness" ⓘ discussion of human rights as ethical demands ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Adam Smith
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John Rawls ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Mary Wollstonecraft ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capability approach
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comparative justice ⓘ democracy ⓘ human rights ⓘ public reasoning ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ theory of justice ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| proposes | realization-focused comparison of justice ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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surface form:
Allen Lane
Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Development as Freedom
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Inequality Reexamined ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
capabilities
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functionings ⓘ impartial spectator ⓘ positional objectivity ⓘ |
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