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I. Introduction I. Introduction
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II. Rawls's Justice as Fairness in a Nutshell II. Rawls's Justice as Fairness in a Nutshell
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III. Social Primary Goods and Human Diversity III. Social Primary Goods and Human Diversity
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IV. The Capability Approach to Justice IV. The Capability Approach to Justice
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V. Is the Capability Approach a Comprehensive Moral Doctrine? V. Is the Capability Approach a Comprehensive Moral Doctrine?
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VI. The Publicity Critique of the Capability Approach VI. The Publicity Critique of the Capability Approach
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VII. What is the Purpose of a Theory of Justice? VII. What is the Purpose of a Theory of Justice?
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VIII. Conclusions VIII. Conclusions
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References References
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21 Chapter 21 Justice as Fairness and the Capability Approach
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Published:December 2008
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Abstract
This chapter reconsiders the differences between Amartya Sen's capability approach and John Rawls's justice as fairness approach. Sen's most important critique on Rawlsian justice concerns the inflexibility of social primary goods as the metric of justice. Rawls has argued that this critique implies that the capability approach endorses a comprehensive moral doctrine. In addition, Rawls has criticized the capability approach for failing to provide a workable and public conception of political justice. It is argued that the different kinds of theory that Rawls and Sen are pursuing explain much of their disagreement. Moreover, for a full comparison each theory needs to be further developed: the capability approach requires further theoretical elaboration as a theory of justice, while justice as fairness has to be developed for non-ideal circumstances. This reinterpretation of the Rawls–Sen debate allows for an understanding of the capability approach and justice as fairness as complementary and potentially converging theories.
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