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Nussbaum agrees with Taylor's argument and explicates the significance of Taylor's work for the concerns and projects of development studies.
Apr 14, 2011 · The capability approach should be defined as a normative framework, which can host a wide variety of more specific theories and applications, such as, for example, Nussbaum’s partial capability theory of justice, Crocker’s capability theory of deliberative democracy, and capabilitarian econometrics.
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Jul 18, 2016 · In “The Fragility of Goodness,” one of the best-selling contemporary philosophy books, she rejected Plato’s argument that a good life is one of total self-sufficiency.
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Aug 12, 2016 · According to Nussbaum, there is ethical value in emotions, and we are wrong to ostracize them outside the sphere of philosophical relevance. Understanding our emotions helps us build a morally just society and relate to one another in a way that is deeply respectful and moral.
Mar 21, 2022 · Here we should distinguish the two main parts of Nussbaum’s argument. The first is the framework for defining virtues, and the second is the virtues themselves. In relation to the framework, Nussbaum argues for the objectivity of her framework based on its utility for finding common ground among differing cultures.
Nevertheless, the normative principles of universality, reciprocity, and impartiality found in the work of Kant and Rawls align with Nussbaum’s theories of distributive justice and educational pedagogy. Both Kant and Rawls start from the idea of justice when searching for moral norms.
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Nussbaum’s argument is that the spheres of human activity (and the problems that inhere therein) are more universal than the charge implies. Annas (2013) makes a similar rebuttal (that it’s actually the language of virtues that is the most cross-culturally universal in regards to ethical thinking).
