… is from page 234 of Amartya Sen‘s 2006 Journal of Philosophy paper, “What Do We Want from a Theory of Justice?“:
Despite the undoubted importance of local knowledge, global knowledge has some value too, and can contribute to the debates on parochial values and practices.
DBx: When I read this passage from Sen, I was reminded of this insight about the important role of theory offered by my late, great teacher Leland Yeager.
