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Negotiating Capability and Diaspora
ISBN-13:
9780739171035
Veröffentl:
2013
Seiten:
182
Autor:
Ashmita Khasnabish
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Negotiating Capability and Diaspora examines Amartya Sen’s theory of capability in dialogue with the American philosopher John Rawls. Sen’s theory arose to show an oriental dimension of the critique of utilitarianism that valorizes will power and honor diversity. Indian philosopher Aurobindo also enters the discourse to complement the theory of capability with supra-rational theory of emotional purification. In addition, feminist philosopher Martha Nussbaum plays a major role in the book as do the literary writers of diaspora.
Negotiating Capability and Diaspora: A Philosophical Politics scrutinizes Indian economist cum philosopher Amartya Sen’s theory of capability, which rose as a critique of the modern American philosopher John Rawls’s theory of primary goods. Ashmita Khasnabish develops Sen’s theory of capability as a leitmotif throughout the book. She focuses on the following themes: 1) how Amartya Sen’s theory of capability offers strength to immigrants and underdogs; 2) the significance of John Rawls’s theory for Sen’s theory of capability; 3) two aspects of Sen’s theory: on the one hand it exposes the asymmetry between people of power and the powerless due to the discrepancy of resources, and on the other hand it shows how the powerless or the underdogs or the minorities could exert their will-power through the paradigm of choices to overcome; 4) finally, Sri Aurobindo’s theory of democracy, which intersects with John Rawls’s theory of comprehensive doctrines and political justice. Khasnabish also discusses authors Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Toni Morrison, whose novels illustrate different facets of the theory of capability.
Negotiating Capability and Diaspora develops themes that will be of great interest to students and scholars of political philosophy, feminist philosophy, postcolonial studies, literary studies, Diaspora studies, and world literature.
Negotiating Capability and Diaspora develops themes that will be of great interest to students and scholars of political philosophy, feminist philosophy, postcolonial studies, literary studies, Diaspora studies, and world literature.
Preface
Part 1: Philosophy
Chapter 1: Conglomerate Theory
Chapter 2: Beyond John Rawls: from Primary Goods to Capability
Chapter 3: Capability via Aurobindo and Appiah
Chapter 4: Capability Theorem through Nussbaum: East versus West
Part 2: Literature
Chapter 5: Sea of Poppies: A Diasporic Construct
Chapter 6: Political Sublime Revisited Through The Namesake
Chapter 7: The Power of Capability in Morrison’s Beloved
Chapter 8: Conclusion: A Philosophical Politics
Postscript
Part 1: Philosophy
Chapter 1: Conglomerate Theory
Chapter 2: Beyond John Rawls: from Primary Goods to Capability
Chapter 3: Capability via Aurobindo and Appiah
Chapter 4: Capability Theorem through Nussbaum: East versus West
Part 2: Literature
Chapter 5: Sea of Poppies: A Diasporic Construct
Chapter 6: Political Sublime Revisited Through The Namesake
Chapter 7: The Power of Capability in Morrison’s Beloved
Chapter 8: Conclusion: A Philosophical Politics
Postscript