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%T Beyond the Conventional -A Sociological Criticism of Sen¡¯s Capability Approach-
%A M. Onur ARUN
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%D 2018
%X The capability approach initially developed by Amartya Sen is a new evaluative framework frequently used by scholars and policy makers who aim to deal with issues related to development, welfare, poverty, social choice theory, inequality and justice. Drawing upon a sociological account of various diversities related to individuals¡¯ characteristics and their social/institutional surroundings, the approach criticizes some mainstream political theories of social justice such as the utilitarian, libertarian and Rawlsian models of social justice. Therefore, it is usually addressed as a ¡°sociological turn¡± within the relevant literature. This work argues that this is not a fully-deserved characteristic since the approach employs a sociologically-informed perspective of various diversities primarily to criticize rival theories of justice, but not to configure the analytical texture of its own authentic proposal that advocates ¡°individuals¡¯ ability to achieve what they have reason to value¡± as the focal point of assessment of social justice
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/jecs/issue/40856/407989