The Capability as Goal section of Nussbaum's writing focuses on the idea that people's lives should be judged in quality by, "how well have the people of the country been enabled to perform the central human functions?" and the capabilites of the citizens are what should be evaluated. The goal would be to get "as many people as possible into a state of capability to function." We need to think about what we are willing to do, and maybe even sacrifice, to bring all people to the same ability level, giving all citizens equal opportunity to live a meaningful fulfilled life. Something this reminds me of is the issue of nation wide health care. Many citizens are for this idea, as well as against. The people of this country may need to ask themselves if we are all even given the chance to live our lives to the fullest, or are some people born already less fortunate with much less opportunity to grow. This artice discusses the issue of nation wide health care and how it would benefit us, to give everyone the same capability and enablement to live productive and fulfilled lives.
http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/news/2007-09-20-08-03-23-news.php
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