In this deft analysis, Amartya Sen argues that the dictum all men are created equal serves largely to deflect attention from the fact that we differ in age, gender, talents, physical abilities as well as in material advantages and social background. He argues for concentrating on higher and more basic values: individual capabilities and freedom to achieve objectives.
- ISBN10 0674452550
- ISBN13 9780674452558
- Publish Date 31 December 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English