RESEARCH ARTICLE

From Primary Goods to Capability

  • LI Xianjing
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  • Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Published date: 15 Jun 2020

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2020 Higher Education Press and Brill

Abstract

While being generally appreciative of John Rawls’ theory of justice, this paper aims to describe and compare the two metrics of justice—primary goods and capability, and through critiques and responses between Amartya Sen and John Rawls, I argue that the capability metric is a better project than the social primary goods metric insofar as it can provide a more practical path for rethinking the concept of social justice, as well as a better approach in resolving fundamental social justice issues in China.

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LI Xianjing . From Primary Goods to Capability[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2020 , 15(2) : 315 -329 . DOI: 10.3868/s030-009-020-0017-6

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