Philosophy / Unit 8 Philosophy 0341 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Capability Approach
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The idea
The capability approach: justice should secure what people are actually able to do and be—capabilities—not merely income or formal liberties.
In practice
Two citizens with equal incomes: one uses the library; the other, unable to read, cannot. Resources equal, real freedom not.
Where people slip
Sen and Nussbaum developed the approach as a measure and a standard—which capabilities count stays debated.
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