The impossibility of comparison may exist in some cases, but incommensurability fails to justify the ethics behind the ranking of values in policy matters; without compromise, the valuation of
equal human welfare ought to be the chief concern in politics.
Not exact matches
A decent description of American conservatism, this recalibration of
human welfare on par with market forces «treats as sacred the
equal right of individuals to reap whatever rewards accrue from whatever they own.»
This analytical report addresses the social dimensions of climate change from a sustainable, equitable development perspective, understood as «an irreducible holistic concept where economic, social and environmental issues are interdependent dimensions that must be approached within a unifi ed framework», and where the overarching outcome is to fully promote
human welfare and
equal access to life - sustaining resources.
[67] As I stated in my report last year, «in calling for a move away from
welfare dependency to economic empowerment there is little acknowledgement that integral to this shift is the empowerment of Indigenous Australians through the full recognition and
equal enjoyment of their
human rights».