What are Adaptive Preferences? Exclusion and Disability in the Capability Approach
(2014)
Journal Article
Begon, J. (2015). What are Adaptive Preferences? Exclusion and Disability in the Capability Approach. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 32(3), 241-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12102
It is a longstanding problem for theorists of justice that many victims of injustice seem to prefer mistreatment, and perpetuate their own oppression. One possible response is to simply ignore such preferences as unreliable ‘adaptive preferences’. Ca... Read More about What are Adaptive Preferences? Exclusion and Disability in the Capability Approach.