martha-nussbaum

What problem does it solve?

Provides a principled lens to evaluate policy choices and societal issues by applying Martha Nussbaum's Capabilities Approach and related frameworks to measure genuine well-being beyond GDP.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Applies the Capabilities Approach to assess what people are actually able to do and be in education, health, civic life, and daily functioning.
• Integrates Emotions as Cognitive Appraisals to analyze how anger, disgust, and compassion influence public policy and legal reasoning.
• Guides ethical design in education, public policy, animal rights, and liberal education debates.
• Use Case: evaluate whether a policy improves real freedoms rather than mere economic indicators, and propose inclusive, rehabilitative reforms.

Quick Start

Provide a quick mapping of a policy's impact on central capabilities to decide if it expands substantive freedom.