Just read and liked your Amazon review of Capabilities in a Just Society, which as an early retiree going back to my roots as a college philosphy major I found cogent and most helpful. I came across a reference to the author of that book in my current read, which is Ingrid Robeyns' Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice. Thank you for writing it!
Thanks for reading! Yeah I had a lot of fun reviewing Rutger Claassen's book. I'm a big fan of the capabilities approach and the tensions of perfectionism with political liberalism are endlessly fascinating for me. I don't remember what I included on my amazon review. But I might have included more at Liberal Currents: https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-capabilities-approach-and-the-problem-of-perfectionism/
I wasn't aware of Robeyns's book! It's like five bucks on Kindle, hard to resist ...
I'm an engineer working in fabled Silicon Valley, but in this space I primarily broadcast my thoughts on politics, philosophy, and other things unrelated to semiconductors.
Looks like Swenson still has it in his RSS feeds….
ReplyDeleteOf the David variety — forgot you have multiple Swensons.
DeleteJust read and liked your Amazon review of Capabilities in a Just Society, which as an early retiree going back to my roots as a college philosphy major I found cogent and most helpful. I came across a reference to the author of that book in my current read, which is Ingrid Robeyns' Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice. Thank you for writing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! Yeah I had a lot of fun reviewing Rutger Claassen's book. I'm a big fan of the capabilities approach and the tensions of perfectionism with political liberalism are endlessly fascinating for me. I don't remember what I included on my amazon review. But I might have included more at Liberal Currents: https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-capabilities-approach-and-the-problem-of-perfectionism/
DeleteI wasn't aware of Robeyns's book! It's like five bucks on Kindle, hard to resist ...
I see you are an Associate Editor at Liberal Currents. Congratulations!
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