Citation

van der Deijl WJA, Department of Philosophy, Florida State University. Soc. Theory Pract. 2020; 46(3): 605-631.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Florida State University Center for Social Philosophy)

DOI

10.5840/soctheorpract202071799

PMID

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Abstract

The measurement of wellbeing is among the central aims of the capability approach. I develop one particular challenge to the operationalizability of the approach in the context of wellbeing measurement. I argue that the capability approach is both committed to Individuation of Wellbeing--the view that the wellbeing contribution of different capabilities and functionings is person-dependent--as well as Rejection of Subjectivism--the view that wellbeing should not be conceptualized in terms of subjective judgments of preference-satisfaction or happiness. I argue that there is a tension between these two commitments that cannot be resolved in a viable way.

Language: en