"For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct impact on development theories and approaches because it goes beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the normative aspects of development. This...

For over three decades, the capability approach proposed and developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum has had a distinct impact on development theories and approaches because it goes beyond an economic conception of development and engages with the normative aspects of development. This book...

Aristotle (384-322 BC) came to Athens to study under Plato (427-347 BC). He remained at Plato's Academy for twenty years. After Plato and Xenophon (434-355 BC), he is regarded as the third leading writer in the Socratic school. This paper is part of a long-term research programme on the ancient...

Aristotle (384-322 BC) came to Athens to study under Plato (427-347 BC). He remained at Plato's Academy for twenty years. After Plato and Xenophon (434-355 BC), he is regarded as the third leading writer in the Socratic school. This paper is part of a long-term research programme on the ancient...

Economics was traditionally viewed as part of a wider study of human things, including ethics. It has drifted away from ethics despite the fact that ethical considerations inevitably form part of economics. After a brief introduction, the second section outlines the state of play in the...