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The Proper Metric of Justice in Justice as Fairness

Carmichael, Charles Benjamin
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I explore the problem of using primary goods as the index for determining the least-advantaged members in a society in Rawls’s theory of justice. I look at the problems presented to Rawls by Amartya Sen and his capabilities approach. I discuss the solutions to Sen’s problems given by Norman Daniels, who argues that primary goods are able to take capabilities into account. Finally, I supplement Daniels, arguing that the parameters Rawls uses to define his theory limit Sen’s objection and that primary goods are the appropriate metric of justice in Rawls’s theory.

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2009-05-08
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Research Projects
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Amartya Sen, Metric of justice, John Rawls, Justice as fairness, Capabilities, Disabled, Theory of justice, Norman Daniels
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Carmichael, Charles Benjamin. "The Proper Metric of Justice in Justice as Fairness." 2009. Thesis, Georgia State University. https://doi.org/10.57709/1059788
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2012-01-27
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