Ingrid Robeyns | |
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Born | Ingrid A. M. Robeyns 10 September 1972 Leuven, Belgium |
Nationality | Dutch and Belgian |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | KU Leuven (Lic., MSc) Open University (MA) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Thesis | Gender Inequality: A Capability Perspective (2002) |
Doctoral advisor | Amartya Sen |
Influences | Martha Nussbaum |
Academic work | |
School or tradition | Capability Approach |
Institutions | Utrecht University Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Main interests | Welfare economics, development economics, ethics |
Notable ideas | Human development theory, Limitarianism (ethical) |
Notes | |
Ingrid A. M. Robeyns (born 1972) is a Belgian/Dutch philosopher who holds the Chair Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities and the associated Ethics Institute.[2]
Robeyns is also a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) and was elected the association's eighth president in April 2017.[3] She is a notable advocate of economic limitarianism (ethical).