Publicly developed and temporary capability lists escape paternalism.

Evidence

The more public discourse is brought in to identify and define capabilities, the more paternalism can be avoided. Inclusively developed lists are not paternalistic, and lists that are understood at temporary are neither universalist nor perfectionist. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 145

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Gives the procedural-justice criterion for capability lists: inclusive development plus temporariness dissolve both the paternalism and universalism charges.
  • XREF: connects to: Fixed capability lists chosen without public reasoning become paternalistic. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 144; Institutions constitute citizens’ freedom from domination rather than causally producing it — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 518

Broader Connections