Behind the Veil
Nussbaum
Ethics of Emotion
100

This is the hypothetical situation in which people design a society from scratch before any particular society exists.

The Original Position

100

Nussbaum argues that governments must provide citizens with real opportunities necessary to live a flourishing life. Unlike Amartya Sen, Nussbaum believes there are 10 specific ______, including life, bodily integrity, and practical reason.

Capabilities 

100

In Upheavals of Thought, Nussbaum argues that emotions are not opposed to reason but are instead ________ responses to the perception of value.

Intelligent 

200

According to Rawls’s Second Principle of Justice, social and economic inequalities are only permitted if they benefit who?

The least advantaged members of society

200

Nussbaum argues that people living in deprivation may adjust their desires to their circumstances, a phenomenon she calls this.

Adaptive preferences

200

What is an important psychological truth that states that feeling angry usually makes one feel righteous? 

 

Nobel Anger

300

Rawls argues that in the absence of probabilities, one should “play it safe” and maximize the minimum outcome. He calls this decision rule what?

Maximin/The Difference Principle

300

Nussbaum argues that governments should provide capabilities rather than forcing citizens to achieve specific outcomes, emphasizing a non-____ approach.

(Non) Paternalist

300

"Anger typically looks backward to injury and forward to retaliation." What is this called?

The Road of Payback

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