@article{oai:omu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00007016, author = {Baruchello, Giorgio}, issue = {1}, journal = {Journal of Philosophy of Life}, month = {Mar}, note = {Philosophical reflections by John McMurtry and Martha Nussbaum are presented in this article qua projections of the capabilities approach to life that has been developing in the humanities and social sciences over the past twenty-five years. In particular, it is shown how both McMurtry and Nussbaum reveal that human life is under attack not solely because of the eco-biological collapse denounced by the world’s scientific community at its highest levels, but also in many of those socially evolved civil commons that contribute to the flourishing of life’s capabilities and, in essence, make life worth living. What is more, a common causal root is found behind this ongoing two-pronged assault upon life capabilities, that is to say, the defining search for ever-increasing profits of the global free-market economy., Article, Journal of Philosophy of Life. 2011, 1(1), p.13-48}, pages = {13--48}, title = {Your Money or Your Life : John McMurtry and Martha Nussbaum on the For-profit Assault upon Life-capabilities}, volume = {1}, year = {2011} }