...David Weinstein Purpose Sen has recently acknowledged his “immense” debts to the liberal tradition of J.S. Mill and, to much lesser extent, to T.H. Green. This essay explores how identifying himself so enthusiastically with Mill sheds light on one’s understanding of Sen’s defense...

...Hanno Terao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify how L.T. Hobhouse (1864-1929) theoretically contributed to the British New Liberalism, focusing particularly on the issue of social reform in turn-of-the-century Britain. Design/methodology/approach The question is approached in two...

... ideas. First, it can refer to deontological obligations where duties are the dominant normative determinant; second, it can stress the status of duties as complementary elements of rights; and third, it can pertain to duties as a correlate of goals. Liberalism Well-being Welfare policy Rights...

.... Peri Roberts can be contacted at: RobertsPM@cf.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Distributive justice Global justice Human capabilities Liberalism Justice Social justice Let us look at the threshold from another angle. Nussbaum acknowledges that her commitment...