Fixed capability lists chosen without public reasoning become paternalistic.

Evidence

The problem is not with listing important capabilities, but with insisting on one pre-determined canonical list of capabilities, chosen by theorists without any general social discussion or public reasoning. To have such a fixed list, emanating entirely from pure theory, is to deny the possibility of fruitful public participation on what should be included and why. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 144

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sharpens the procedural-justice charge: paternalism enters not through listing capabilities but through fixing the list apart from public deliberation.
• XREF: connects to: Publicly developed and temporary capability lists escape paternalism. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 145; A capability list must be specified contextually, not fixed in advance — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 592

Broader Connections

• A capability list must be specified contextually, not fixed in advance #corroborates (0.90) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 592