The Foundations of Capability Theory: Comparing Nussbaum and Gewirth

This paper is written from a perspective that is sympathetic to the basic idea of the capability approach. Our aim is to compare Martha Nussbaum’s capability theory of justice with Alan Gewirth’s moral theory, on two points: the selection and the justification of a list of central capabilities. On b...

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Authors: Claassen, Rutger (Author) ; Düwell, Marcus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2013
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2013, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 493-510
Further subjects:B Martha Nussbaum
B Alan Gewirth
B Capability approach
B Justification of capabilities
B Selection of capabilities
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