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Justice and the Capabilities Approach
The capabilities approach is a widely influential alternative theory of justice, popularized by Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and also by Martha Nussbaum. This work presents essays in the field covering topics such as: constitutional law, cosmopolitanism, distributive justice, the family, global justice, human rights, poverty, and social justice.
| Author(s) | Edited by Thom Brooks. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 502 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 29 Mar 2012 |
| Availability | Available |
The capabilities approach is a widely influential alternative theory of justice, popularized by Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and also by Martha Nussbaum. This work presents essays in the field covering topics such as: constitutional law, cosmopolitanism, distributive justice, the family, global justice, human rights, poverty, and social justice.
Contents: Introduction; Part I Distributive Justice: Well-being, agency, and freedom: the Dewey lectures 1984, Amartya Sen; Equality of welfare, Ronald Dworkin; Equality of resources, Ronald Dworkin. Part II Human Rights: Capabilities, entitlements, right
Thom Brooks, Reader in Political and Legal Philosophy, Newcastle University, UK
