In his article‚ Democracy as a Universal Value‚ Amartya Sen asserts that democracy is a universal value. In order to develop his argument Sen needs to state his definition of democracy and define what he means by universal value. In the course of Sen’s argument he gives his view of the relationship between democracy and the economy. He then defends his view of democracy as a universal value against a main argument that deals with cultural differences between regions. Amartya Sen uses a maximum
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Democracy As a Universal Value In his article‚ Democracy as a Universal Value‚ Amartya Sen asserts that democracy is a universal value. In order to develop his argument Sen needs to state his definition of democracy and define what he means by universal value. In the course of Sen’s argument he gives his view of the relationship between democracy and the economy. He then defends his view of democracy as a universal value against a main argument that deals with cultural differences between regions
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| Amartya Sen | Indian Economist‚ Nobel Laurete‚ Bharat Ratna | | | Introduction It was a coincidence‚ when my professor asked to write about the well-known economist of our times. Within few minutes‚ I responded back that I would like to write about my all-time favorite economist Amartya Sen. I was always fascinated about his contributions to the world of economics. Amartya Sen is currently teaching at Lamont University Professor‚ and has been Professor of Economics and Philosophy
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Introduction Development can be seen as a process of expanding the freedoms that people enjoy. And if freedom is what development is about then it makes sense to concentrate on that rather than on some of the means or instruments of achieving it. This approach contrasts with others such as identifying development with the growth of GNP‚ rise in personal incomes‚ or with industrialisation‚ technological advance‚ or social modernisation. These are all important but are means and not ends. Freedoms
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Contributions of Amartya K. Sen to Development Economics By Dr. Srinivasulu Bayineni Associate Professor Department of Economics Yogi Vemana University KADAPA – 516003 Andhra Pradesh Mobile: 9705639110 e-mail: bayineni@rediffmail.com “Ours is also a world of extraordinary deprivation and of astonishing inequality. Millions perish every week from diseases that can be completely eliminated‚ or at least prevented from killing people with abandon”. --- Amartya Sen Background
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Universal Values and the Justification of Internationality By Shaya Aldosari Introduction: Does cultural plurality deny any possibility of universal morality? Universality means‚ among many definitions‚ internationality. It also means the eternal validity of human ethics. Before the so-called postmodernism‚ humanity used to believe in transcendental values and ideas that hold good of everyone1‚ that is‚ every ‘animal rationale’ which according to Aristotle is the only animal who is capable
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Universal or Core Ethical Values Trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring‚ and citizenship are six core ethical values. Using core ethical values as the basis for ethical thinking can help detect situations where we focus so hard on upholding one value that we sacrifice another eg we are loyal to friends and so do not always tell the truth about their actions. 1. TRUSTWORTHINESS Trustworthiness concerns a variety of behavioral qualities honesty‚ integrity‚ reliability
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Hei Man ( Cindy ) Tutor: Brian Wong (tutorial group 11) Umbrella revolution have been started for 35 days. Untill now‚ students and other citizens are staying in Mong Kok and Admiralty in order to put presseure on the government and demand for universal suffrage with three nominees selected by the citizens. However‚ some may say that the way we protest is wrong and illegal which is destroying the order in Hong Kong while what makes Hong Kong attractive is its order. Then‚ we must think about the
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Inequality‚ Instability and Voice Author: Amartya Sen The essay ‘Inequality‚ Instability and Voice’ is one of the articles written by Amartya Sen. It figures in the book ‘The Argumentative Indian’ which is a collection of writings on Indian history‚ culture and identity by the Economics Nobel prize winner. In the essay‚ Sen touches upon three issues. They are: • Inequality in the Indian society and the quest for equality; • Unity and diversity in India; and • Need for greater commitment
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Sen No Rikyu The most influential Japanese tea master in Japan’s history is considered to be Sen No Rikyu. He made the tea ceremony Chanoyu (Way of tea) into an art form. Sen no Rikyu was born in 1522 to the name of Yoshiro in the merchant city of Sakai. Rikyu was born to a prominent family‚ his father‚ Yohei‚ was a city council member (The Japanese Way‚ 1998) as well as an accomplished merchant. (Above) Sen No Rikyu Developing of Wabi-Cha Wabi-Cha is a Japanese discipline of drinking tea
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