The 2016 Kyoto Prize Workshops
/ Philosopher
Thought and Ethics
2016
11 /12 Sat
14:00 - 17:30
Place: Kyoto International Conference Center
Address:Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0001 Japan
Martha Craven Nussbaum
Philosopher
Dr. Nussbaum introduced the notion of incorporating human capabilities (what each person is able to do or be) into the criteria for social justice, beyond the conventional theory of equality based on a social contract among rational individuals. She established a new theory of justice that ensures the inclusion of the weak and marginalized, who are deprived of opportunities to develop their capabilities in society, and has proposed ways to apply this theory in the real world.