WWS 370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Capability Approach
29 Nov 2018
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Expanding the basic capabilities that people have reason to choose and value. Things are good because they are part of an objective conception of. Sen avoids identifying the capabilities that are valuable to promote, because of his human flourishing concern for pluralism. Choice of relevant capabilities has to be related to: Because of this, sen is a liberal. He shares with rawls the respect of people"s freedom to choose their own conception of the good. Incentives are needed in addition to opportunities. Public policies act paternalistically by giving incentives to people to choose a lifestyle that is against their own choice. This lifestyle correlates with what the government has deemed as.
