Human Development and the Catholic Social Tradition: Towards an Integral Ecology

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Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1 The concept of development Sen’s capability approach to development The kinds of lives that people live An open-ended framework for evaluation Attention to human suffering and to the marginalized Integral human development The kinds of lives that people live: integrating the spiritual Attention to suffering and marginalization: integrating the earth Broadening the evaluation of states of affairs: integrating oneself Concluding remarks 2 Anthropological visions The anthropological vision of Sen’s conception of development Each individual person, in relationships, as an end Speaking, listening, empathy, and reasoning Open-ended anthropological vision The anthropological vision of the Catholic social tradition Each individual person, in relation with others and the earth, as an end Listening, empathy, and reasoning, earth and gift Concluding remarks 3 Transformational pathways Transformational pathways in Sen’s conception of development Public action: listening, organizing, and solidarity Public reasoning and power Transformational pathways in the Catholic social tradition Public action: charity, social love, and accompaniment Public reasoning: encounter, self-examination, and transformation Concluding remarks Conclusion Index