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Capabilities and Social Justice The Political Philosophy of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I The Capability Approach in Perspective -- 1 Sen's Critique of Utilitarianism -- 2 Rethinking Rawlsian Justice -- 3 Towards a Capability Theory of Justice -- Part II Capabilities, Morality and Politics -- 4 The Theory of Broad Consequentialism -- 5 The Question of Individual Responsibility -- 6 Aristotle and Nussbaum's Hybrid Theory of Capabilities -- 7 Which Freedom? What Sort of Public Reasoning? -- Bibliography -- Index
eBook, English, 2008
Taylor and Francis, Florence, 2008
1 Online-Ressource (198 Seiten)
9781351953481, 9780754661870, 1351953486, 0754661873
1020855336
Contents: Introduction; Part I The Capability Approach in Perspective: Sen's critique of utilitarianism; Rethinking Rawlsian justice; Towards a capability theory of justice. Part II Capabilities, Morality and Politics: The theory of broad consequentialism; The question of individual responsibility; Aristotle and Nussbaum's hybrid theory of capabilities; Which freedom? What sort of public reasoning?; Bibliography; Index.
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