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Amartya Sen Quotes

Amartya Sen quotes

Indian Philosopher November 3, 1933

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Unceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all it's many forms. Dwell peacefully as change itself liberates all suffering sentient beings and brings them great joy. Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen quote: "I was born in a University campus and seem to have lived all..."
I was born in a University campus and seem to have lived all my life in one campus or another. Amartya Sen
It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work. Amartya Sen
Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms from opposition parties and independent newspapers, cannot help but make such an effort. Not surprisingly, while India continued to have famines under British rule right up to independence? they disappeared suddenly with the establishment of a multiparty democracy and a free press.? a free press and an active political opposition constitute the best early-warning... Amartya Sen
The increasing tendency towards seeing people in terms of one dominant ‘identity’ (‘this is your duty as an American’, ‘you must commit these acts as a Muslim’, or ‘as a Chinese you should give priority to this national engagement’) is not only an imposition of an external and arbitrary priority, but also the denial of an important liberty of a person who can decide on their respective loyalties to different groups (to all of which he or she belongs). Amartya Sen
To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind', first, because we may variously identify with the others elsewhere and not just with our local community; second, because our choices and actions may affect the lives of others far as well as near; and third, because what they see from their respective perspective of history and geography may help us to overcome our own parochialism. Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen quote: "I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and..."
I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970. Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen quote: "Resenting the obtuseness of others is not good ground for..."
Resenting the obtuseness of others is not good ground for shooting oneself in the foot. Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen quote: "But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of..."
But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years. Amartya Sen
People's identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities. Amartya Sen
When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh. Amartya Sen
The notion of human right builds on our shared humanity. These rights are not derived from the citizenship of any country, or the membership of any nation, but are presumed to be claims or entitlements of every human being. They differ, therefore, from constitutionally created rights guaranteed for specific people. Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen quote: "From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and..."
From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines. Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen quote: "The student community of Presidency College was also..."
The student community of Presidency College was also politically most active. Amartya Sen
The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world. Amartya Sen

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