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Amartya Sen
アマルティア・クマール・セン
Amartya Kumar Sen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-11-03 （Santiniketan (Bolpur), Bengal, British India）
- Nationality
- India, United States
- Languages
- English, Bengali
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Santiniketan (Bolpur), West Bengal, India → Cambridge, United Kingdom → Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States → Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Career
- Occupations
- economist, philosopher, university professor, author
- Active Years
- 1956-
- Affiliations
- Jadavpur University (Department of Economics), Delhi School of Economics, London School of Economics, Nuffield College, Oxford, All Souls College, Oxford, Harvard University (Thomas W. Lamont University Professor), Trinity College, Cambridge (Master)
- Memberships
- Econometric Society (former president), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary Member), American Philosophical Society (Member), Berggruen Institute (21st Century Council)
- Influenced By
- Gautama Buddha, Adam Smith, John Rawls, John Maynard Keynes, B. R. Ambedkar, Kenneth Arrow, Piero Sraffa, Maurice Dobb, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx
- Influenced
- Sabina Alkire, Jean-Louis Arcand, Tim Besley, Jean Drèze, Thomas Piketty, Max Roser
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidency College, Calcutta | — | Economics | BA | 1951–1953 | India |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | Economics and Philosophy | BA, MA, PhD | 1953–1959 | United Kingdom |
Presidency College, Calcutta
Economics
Degree:
BA
Period:
1951–1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
India
Degree of the University of Calcutta; minor in Mathematics
Trinity College, Cambridge
Economics and Philosophy
Degree:
BA, MA, PhD
Period:
1953–1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United Kingdom
Second BA (first class) and PhD (1959) at Cambridge
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences | — | — | Royal Swedish Academy (Nobel Committee) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Bharat Ratna | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2011 | National Humanities Medal | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities (USA) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science | — | — | Uppsala University (Johan Skytte Foundation) | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Peace Prize of the German Book Trade | — | — | German Publishers and Booksellers Association | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Princess of Asturias Award | — | — | Princess of Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
1998
Organization:
Royal Swedish Academy (Nobel Committee)
Result:
受賞
Bharat Ratna
1999
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
National Humanities Medal
2011
Organization:
National Endowment for the Humanities (USA)
Result:
受賞
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
2017
Organization:
Uppsala University (Johan Skytte Foundation)
Result:
受賞
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
2020
Organization:
German Publishers and Booksellers Association
Result:
受賞
Princess of Asturias Award
2021
Organization:
Princess of Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
1981 Economics (development economics)Argues that famines are caused not only by lack of food but by failures in entitlement and distribution; includes analysis of the Bengal famine.
faminesentitlement theorypoverty
Translations
Development as Freedom
1999 Economics / Political philosophyArgues that development should be assessed as the expansion of real freedoms people enjoy, not merely by income metrics; outlines five types of freedom.
capability approachfreedom and developmentpublic policy
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The Idea of Justice
2009 Political philosophy / EthicsPresents a comparative, realization-focused theory of justice as an alternative to transcendental institutional theories such as Rawls's.
theories of justicepublic reasoningcapabilities
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The Argumentative Indian
2005 Essays / Cultural criticismExplores the argumentative tradition in Indian history and culture, using historical case studies to address contemporary social and political issues.
Indian historyculturepublic sphere
Translations
Bibliography
- Choice of Techniques (1959)
- Collective Choice and Social Welfare (1969)
- Poverty and Famines (1981)
- Commodities and Capabilities (1985)
- Development as Freedom (1999)
- The Idea of Justice (2009)
- Home in the World: A Memoir (2020)
Adaptations
- Documentary 'Amartya Sen: A Life Re-examined'
- Documentary 'The Argumentative Indian' (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interdisciplinary, philosophically argumentative styleclear and logical essayistic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- capabilityfreedom and justicestructural analysis of poverty and faminesimportance of public reasoning
Health
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oral cancer (in youth)1950年代（学生時代）Survived after radiation treatment; initially given a low chance of five-year survival but continued an active academic career.
Legacy
Sen's capability approach, entitlement analysis of famines, and contributions to welfare economics and political philosophy have profoundly influenced development policy, the UN Human Development Report, and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Academic Societies
- Econometric Society
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophical Society
In Popular Culture
- Subject of documentaries and radio/TV appearances; portrait held by the National Portrait Gallery (London)
Quotes
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"No famine has ever taken place ... in a functioning democracy."
Source: 1999 writings / Development as Freedom (and earlier statements) (1999)
Trivia
- His name was reportedly given by Rabindranath Tagore.
- Appointed the first head of the Department of Economics at Jadavpur University at a very young age (1956).
- Has received over 90 honorary degrees.