Unit 10: Prescribed texts (open-book Paper 2)
Topic 10.6: Creating Capabilities — Nussbaum Questions
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Fill the gap with one word: the ten capabilities work as a ______ — a decent minimum of every one, below which no one should fall.
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Nussbaum's 'capabilities approach' judges how well a society is doing by:
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'Adaptive preferences' are a problem for measuring justice by happiness because:
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The list of ten works as a threshold, which means:
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True or false? The capabilities approach measures a society mainly by its total or average wealth.
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In Nussbaum's approach, a 'capability' is:
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Why does Nussbaum reject average wealth as the measure of a good society?
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Which two capabilities does Nussbaum single out as holding the rest together?
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True or false? On Paper 2, part (b) asks you to evaluate a claim — weigh it and reach a reasoned judgement.
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Nussbaum's approach aims at capability rather than functioning mainly in order to:
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For Nussbaum, wealth matters to a good society:
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Whose principle is Nussbaum building on when she treats each person as an end?
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Why does Nussbaum write each capability in general terms (e.g. 'being able to be healthy')?
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True or false? The ten central capabilities are a ranking from most to least important.
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Treating 'each person as an end' means that:
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Fill the gap with one word: the capabilities approach asks what each person is actually able to ______ and to be.
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The capability Nussbaum calls 'bodily integrity' is mainly about being able to:
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Nussbaum's ten central capabilities are best described as:
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True or false? Nussbaum's approach aims at capability, leaving the functioning up to each person to choose.
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Nussbaum argues capabilities beat measuring justice by GDP because GDP:
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