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The capabilities approach to welfare (with Martha Nussbaum)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

CHAPTER

The Differences Between Utilitarianism and Capabilities

There's no way of measuring satisfaction actually. But in any case, these things vary independently of one another. A country can do very well on education and do very poorly on health. So we just have to look at each separate thing and ask how they impact one another. That's the only empirically reasonable thing to do.

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