2. In what ways can Nussbaum's capabilities approach to a theory of justice be juxtaposed with the Social Contract theory? What are some problems with the latter theory?
3. According to the Social Contract theory, what is man in society?
4. How the academic philosophical Social Contract tradition influeced popular culture? What are some common sayings (ready-made meanings?) that we often hear which support this?
5. For Nussbaum, the social contract theory also raises the question, who is the real man. How does the way in which this issue arises affect us now?
6. According to Nussbaum, what makes the European social democracy so foreign to Americans?
7. In light of the notion of capabilites, what might disability mean? Is it simply an issue of politics?
--MW