Martha Nussbaum. the Capability Approach: Ethical Emotions and Justice for non-Human Animals

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https://doi.org/10.1344/conv36.730.45278

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Nussbaum, capabilities, flourishing life, justice, animals

Abstract

We examine Martha Nussbaum’s Capability Approach (CA) as a theory of  justice and make explicit the conditions for a flourishing life. The thesis that guides the work is that the cognitive scope of affectivity, a subject dear to Nussbaum, allowed her  to theorize beyond the predominant ethics centered on men. «Ethical emotions» enable  the shift of CA and the recognition of rights in non-human animals. Wonder, Compassion  and Transition-Anger found a rudimentary idea of justice for non-human animals based  on CA.

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2023-12-27

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Vol. 36 (2023): Num. 36 (2023)

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