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Athletic Policy, Passive Well-Being: Defending Freedom in the Capability Approach (2015)
Journal Article
Begon, J. (2016). Athletic Policy, Passive Well-Being: Defending Freedom in the Capability Approach. Economics and Philosophy, 32(01), 51-73. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266267115000267

G.A. Cohen has criticized the capability approach for focusing on individuals’ freedom – their capability to control their lives – and ignoring benefits achieved passively. He argues that this view of well-being is excessively ‘athletic’. However, if... Read More about Athletic Policy, Passive Well-Being: Defending Freedom in the Capability Approach.

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.