Capabilities in a Just Society

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Capabilities in a Just Society

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Zusammenfassung

Proposes a new philosophical theory of social justice, based on the idea that citizens in a just society are entitled to a set of core human capabilities. It argues that core capabilities are those that enable people to become 'navigational agents,' individuals who can navigate freely between different social practices.

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Capabilities in a Just Society by Rutger Claassen

What sort of entitlements should citizens have in a just society? In this book, Rutger Claassen sets out a theory of what he terms 'navigational agency', whereby citizens should be able to navigate freely between social practices. This shows how individuals can be at the same time free and autonomous in striving for their own goals in life, but also embedded in social practices in which they have to cooperate with others. He argues that for navigational agency, people need three sets of core capabilities: those which allow human empowerment in civil society, a decent level of socio-economic subsistence, and political participation in democratic decision-making procedures. The idea of navigational agency, the book argues, provides an alternative to currently dominant versions of the capability approach to social justice, and strengthens its liberal foundations.

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Rutger Claassen is Associate Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. He has published in journals such as British Journal of Political Science, Economics & Philosophy, European Journal of Philosophy, Law and Philosophy, and Politics, Philosophy & Economics.
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ISBN 13 9781108473262
ISBN 10 1108473261
Titel Capabilities in a Just Society
Autor Rutger Claassen
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 2018-10-04
Seitenanzahl 276
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