Agency Freedom And Choice

Author : Constanze Binder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9402416137

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In this book, Binder shows that at the heart of the most prominent arguments in favour of value-neutral approaches to overall freedom lies the value freedom has for human agency and development. Far from leading to the adoption of a value-neutral approach, however, ascribing importance to freedom’s agency value requires one to adopt a refined value-based approach. Binder employs an axiomatic framework in order to develop such an approach. She shows that a focus on freedom’s agency value has far reaching consequences for existing results in the freedom ranking literature: it requires one to move beyond a person’s given all-things-considered preferences to the values underlying a person’s preference formation. Furthermore, it requires, as Binder argues, one to account (only) for those differences between choice options which really matter to people. Binder illustrates the implications of her analysis for the evaluation of public policy and human development with the capability approach: only if sufficient importance is ascribed to freedom’s agency value can the capability approach keep its promises. ​

Author : Constanze Binder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789402416152

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Agency, Freedom and Choice by Constanze Binder Pdf

In this book, Binder shows that at the heart of the most prominent arguments in favour of value-neutral approaches to overall freedom lies the value freedom has for human agency and development. Far from leading to the adoption of a value-neutral approach, however, ascribing importance to freedom’s agency value requires one to adopt a refined value-based approach. Binder employs an axiomatic framework in order to develop such an approach. She shows that a focus on freedom’s agency value has far reaching consequences for existing results in the freedom ranking literature: it requires one to move beyond a person’s given all-things-considered preferences to the values underlying a person’s preference formation. Furthermore, it requires, as Binder argues, one to account (only) for those differences between choice options which really matter to people. Binder illustrates the implications of her analysis for the evaluation of public policy and human development with the capability approach: only if sufficient importance is ascribed to freedom’s agency value can the capability approach keep its promises. ​

Author : Constanze Beatrix Binder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9036748739

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Agency, Freedom and Choice by Constanze Beatrix Binder Pdf

Author : Barry Barnes
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761963685

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Understanding Agency by Barry Barnes Pdf

In this penetrating and assured book, one of the leading commentators in the field argues that social theory is moving in the wrong direction in its reflections on human freedom and autonomy. It has borrowed notions of 'agency' and 'choice' from everyday discourse, but increasingly it puts a misconceived individualistic gloss upon them. Against this, Barnes unequivocally identifies human beings as social agents in a profound sense, and emphasises the vital importance of their sociability. Notions of 'agency', 'freedom' and 'choice' have to be understood by reference to their role in communicative interaction; they are key components of the discourse through which human beings identify each other, and have effects upon each other, as soci

Author : Elizabeth Hill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415566094

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Worker Identity, Agency and Economic Development by Elizabeth Hill Pdf

This book makes an important contribution to the fields of development economics, political economy and gender studies analysing the capacity of the Indian informal economy to deliver socio-economics security and well being to workers.

Author : Milton Friedman,Rose Friedman
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1990-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780547539751

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Free To Choose by Milton Friedman,Rose Friedman Pdf

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerful and persuasive discussion about economics, freedom, and the relationship between the two, from today's brightest economist. In this classic discussion, Milton and Rose Friedman explain how our freedom has been eroded and our affluence undermined through the explosion of laws, regulations, agencies, and spending in Washington. This important analysis reveals what has gone wrong in America in the past and what is necessary for our economic health to flourish.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307874290

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Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen Pdf

By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development--for both rich and poor--in the twenty-first century. Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global economy, where, despite unprecedented increases in overall opulence, the contemporary world denies elementary freedoms to vast numbers--perhaps even the majority of people--he concludes, it is still possible to practically and optimistically restain a sense of social accountability. Development as Freedom is essential reading.

Author : Sharon R. Krause
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226234724

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Freedom Beyond Sovereignty by Sharon R. Krause Pdf

What does it mean to be free? We invoke the word frequently, yet the freedom of countless Americans is compromised by social inequalities that systematically undercut what they are able to do and to become. If we are to remedy these failures of freedom, we must move beyond the common assumption, prevalent in political theory and American public life, that individual agency is best conceived as a kind of personal sovereignty, or as self-determination or control over one’s actions. In Freedom Beyond Sovereignty, Sharon R. Krause shows that individual agency is best conceived as a non-sovereign experience because our ability to act and affect the world depends on how other people interpret and respond to what we do. The intersubjective character of agency makes it vulnerable to the effects of social inequality, but it is never in a strict sense socially determined. The agency of the oppressed sometimes surprises us with its vitality. Only by understanding the deep dynamics of agency as simultaneously non-sovereign and robust can we remediate the failed freedom of those on the losing end of persistent inequalities and grasp the scope of our own responsibility for social change. Freedom Beyond Sovereignty brings the experiences of the oppressed to the center of political theory and the study of freedom. It fundamentally reconstructs liberal individualism and enables us to see human action, personal responsibility, and the meaning of liberty in a totally new light.

Author : Spencer Degraw
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1517255325

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Agency by Spencer Degraw Pdf

Agency, or Free Will, is the God-given ability within each of us to make whatever choices we want in life. But there is more to Agency than just the ability to choose. There is a tangible and very real power that is included with this freedom. - What is the deeper significance of Agency in the Garden of Eden? - What is the deeper significance of Agency in Gethsemane? - What is the real influence of Agency in today's society? Agency can be both a harsh disciplinarian as well as a compassionate nurturer. If we want the freedom to choose for ourselves, we must also accept the responsibility of the consequences of those choices. Spencer DeGraw explores how Agency has been at the core of every significant event throughout World History, and how it continues to have power over our modern culture.

Author : Alan Brudner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191633270

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Punishment and Freedom by Alan Brudner Pdf

This book sets out a new understanding of the penal law of a liberal legal order. The prevalent view today is that the penal law is best understood from the standpoint of a moral theory concerning when it is fair to blame and censure an individual character for engaging in proscribed conduct. By contrast, this book argues that the penal law is best understood by a political and constitutional theory about when it is permissible for the state to restrain and confine a free agent. The book's thesis is that penal action by public officials is permissible force rather than wrongful violence only if it could be accepted by the agent as being consistent with its freedom. There are, however, different conceptions of freedom, and each informs a theoretical paradigm of penal justice generating distinctive constraints on state coercion. Although this plurality of paradigms creates an appearance of fragmentation and contradiction in the law, the author argues that the penal law forms a complex whole uniting the constraints on punishment flowing from each paradigm.

Author : Andrei Buckareff,Carlos Moya,Sergi Rosell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137414953

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Agency, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility by Andrei Buckareff,Carlos Moya,Sergi Rosell Pdf

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in problems related to human agency and responsibility by philosophers and researchers in cognate disciplines. The present volume brings together original contributions by leading specialists working in this vital field of philosophical inquiry. The contents represent the state of the art of philosophical research on intentional agency, free will, and moral responsibility. The volume begins with chapters on the metaphysics of agency and moves to chapters examining various problems of luck. The final two sections have a normative focus, with the first of the two containing chapters examining issues related to responsible agency and blame and the chapters in the final section examine responsibility and relationships. This book will be of interest to researchers and students interested in both metaphysical and normative issues related to human agency.

Author : Conrad Heilmann,Julian Reiss
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317578062

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The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics by Conrad Heilmann,Julian Reiss Pdf

The most fundamental questions of economics are often philosophical in nature, and philosophers have, since the very beginning of Western philosophy, asked many questions that current observers would identify as economic. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Economics is an outstanding reference source for the key topics, problems, and debates at the intersection of philosophical and economic inquiry. It captures this field of countless exciting interconnections, affinities, and opportunities for cross-fertilization. Comprising 35 chapters by a diverse team of contributors from all over the globe, the Handbook is divided into eight sections: I. Rationality II. Cooperation and Interaction III. Methodology IV. Values V. Causality and Explanation VI. Experimentation and Simulation VII. Evidence VIII. Policy The volume is essential reading for students and researchers in economics and philosophy who are interested in exploring the interconnections between the two disciplines. It is also a valuable resource for those in related fields like political science, sociology, and the humanities.

Author : Ingrid Robeyns
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783744244

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Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice by Ingrid Robeyns Pdf

How do we evaluate ambiguous concepts such as wellbeing, freedom, and social justice? How do we develop policies that offer everyone the best chance to achieve what they want from life? The capability approach, a theoretical framework pioneered by the philosopher and economist Amartya Sen in the 1980s, has become an increasingly influential way to think about these issues. Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined is both an introduction to the capability approach and a thorough evaluation of the challenges and disputes that have engrossed the scholars who have developed it. Ingrid Robeyns offers her own illuminating and rigorously interdisciplinary interpretation, arguing that by appreciating the distinction between the general capability approach and more specific capability theories or applications we can create a powerful and flexible tool for use in a variety of academic disciplines and fields of policymaking. This book provides an original and comprehensive account that will appeal to scholars of the capability approach, new readers looking for an interdisciplinary introduction, and those interested in theories of justice, human rights, basic needs, and the human development approach.

Author : Andrei Buckareff,Carlos Moya,Sergi Rosell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137414953

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Agency, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility by Andrei Buckareff,Carlos Moya,Sergi Rosell Pdf

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in problems related to human agency and responsibility by philosophers and researchers in cognate disciplines. The present volume brings together original contributions by leading specialists working in this vital field of philosophical inquiry. The contents represent the state of the art of philosophical research on intentional agency, free will, and moral responsibility. The volume begins with chapters on the metaphysics of agency and moves to chapters examining various problems of luck. The final two sections have a normative focus, with the first of the two containing chapters examining issues related to responsible agency and blame and the chapters in the final section examine responsibility and relationships. This book will be of interest to researchers and students interested in both metaphysical and normative issues related to human agency.

Author : Magda Fourie-Malherbe
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781991201430

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Creating Conditions for Student Success by Magda Fourie-Malherbe Pdf

The various chapters of this book have brilliantly provided perspectives on creating conditions for success in higher education from a wide variety of stakeholders within a university environment. The rich content comes from varying fields of study as well as academic development and student affairs directorates within the institution. This is what is exciting about the book. The diversity of focus in chapters makes the book relevant to anyone with interest in higher education matters. From the opening to the closing chapter, students are making a contribution on what the university has done or is doing for them to succeed or what it should consider doing to improve its service to students. This touches on every environment that students find themselves in a university setting, from residences, to the classroom to commuter or off-campus students. The book’s extended use of the capabilities approach and critical social theories has enabled it to provide nuances on not only the success of students, but, more importantly, about how the higher education environment can transform itself to practices relevant for the sector today. The various research studies in this book can benefit similar university contexts nationally and internationally.