Can Sen's and Nussbaum's capabilities approach be justified as an approach to social justice?

My thesis offers an internal critique of Sen’s and Nussbaum’s versions of the capabilities approach (CA hereafter) as an approach to social justice. First, I examine the justifications that Sen and Nussbaum provide for their approaches to justice. I argue that neither Sen nor Nussbaum succeeds in pr...

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Main Author: Chen, X.
Published: University of Cambridge 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.597514