Essays about: "Martha Nussbaum"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the words Martha Nussbaum.
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6. Prostitution and Human Rights : A Philosophical Study Regarding Legislation on Prostitution and the Capabilities Approach
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The thesis consists of a philosophical normative analysis of legislation on prostitution. The thesis aims to add on to the existing discussion regarding prostitution through an angle that has not been discussed earlier. READ MORE
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7. Respect for animals - with what implications? : A critical policy analysis of the Swedish Animal Welfare Act
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this thesis I interrogate the concept of respect for animals, or intrinsic value, in the new Swedish Animal Welfare Act adopted in 2018. I draw on poststructural theory and conceptual input from political theory as well as Martha Nussbaum’s capability approach. READ MORE
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8. Between given and created value : Finding new grounds for justifying human rights
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims at formulating a human rights justification based on the assumption that disbelief in human rights is found in communicative grounds, rather than some sort of unreasonable evil. I first identify what I believe to be a flaw in the communicative strength of existing human rights justifications in explaining why rights should be. READ MORE
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9. CAPABILITIES INSIDE FOUR WALLS : A qualitative field study on the capabilities and freedoms for women in a developing context challenging the approach of Amartya Sen
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The ‘’capability approach’’, developed by the Indian economist Amartya Sen, has been widely used in the field of development and has contributed a perception of development that is different from the traditional understanding of it. Despite this, the theory has received a great amount of feminist critique and it has been concluded that the field lacks empirical data on how women in developing countries can be fully understood from the approach of Sen. READ MORE
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10. Cuba made the first draft in the making of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : With this research I have answered the twofold question of how Cuba played a part in the making of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and what differences and similarities that can be found between the Cuban draft of Human Rights versus the final product of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since there is no previous research in this field I have chosen to look at some of the most renowned historians in the area of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the history of Cuba to find some context for my research. READ MORE