The ten central capabilities
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The ten central capabilities?
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Nussbaum's list of ten things a life of dignity needs — from life, health and safety to thought, feeling, belonging and a say over your society.
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Is the list a ranking or a floor?
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A floor — everyone should reach a decent minimum of all ten; you can't trade a lot of one for none of another.
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The first three capabilities?
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Life (a normal lifespan), bodily health (well-fed, sheltered), bodily integrity (safe from violence, free to move).
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Senses, imagination and thought?
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Being able to learn, think, imagine and create — supported by an education.
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Affiliation?
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Being able to live with and for others, and to be treated with respect and dignity.
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Which two capabilities hold the rest together?
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Practical reason and affiliation — they run through all the others, letting a person choose and share their life.
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Control over your environment?
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Being able to take part in politics, and to hold property and work on an equal footing with others.
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Why is each capability written in general terms?
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So different cultures can fill in the specifics their own way — 'being able to be healthy', not one fixed diet.
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