Proposes a new philosophical theory of social justice, based on the idea that citizens in a just society are entitled to a set of core human capabilities. It argues that core capabilities are those that enable people to become 'navigational agents,' individuals who can navigate freely between different social practices.
Proposes a new philosophical theory of social justice, based on the idea that citizens in a just society are entitled to a set of core human capabilities. It argues that core capabilities are those that enable people to become 'navigational agents,' individuals who can navigate freely between different social practices.
Rutger Claassen is Associate Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has published in journals such as British Journal of Political Science, Economics & Philosophy, European Journal of Philosophy, Law and Philosophy, and Politics, Philosophy & Economics.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I. Positioning the Capability Approach In Political Theory: 1. Liberalism: combining perfectionism and neutrality Part II. The Theory of Navigational Agency: 2. An agency-based capability theory of justice 3. Justifying the right to navigational agency 4. The distribution of capabilities Part III. Three Sets of Basic Capabilities: 5. Empowerment capabilities and civil freedom 6. Subsistence capabilities and socio-economic justice 7. Political capabilities and democracy Conclusion.
Introduction Part I. Positioning the Capability Approach In Political Theory: 1. Liberalism: combining perfectionism and neutrality Part II. The Theory of Navigational Agency: 2. An agency-based capability theory of justice 3. Justifying the right to navigational agency 4. The distribution of capabilities Part III. Three Sets of Basic Capabilities: 5. Empowerment capabilities and civil freedom 6. Subsistence capabilities and socio-economic justice 7. Political capabilities and democracy Conclusion.
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