Vir Singh Kanwar Abhay, Mahmudur Rahim Mia
PhD Candidate, School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England.
J Law Med. 2021 Mar;28(2):567-585.
As a means of abating the crises of society, the idea of equality has long been a progressive, universal, moral and legal principle to seek justice. However, equality is open to a broad spectrum of meanings and practical applications, mainly due to its endorsement of different interpretations and concepts that give rise to complementary and competing interests. Likewise, the "capability approach", which is proposed as an alternative to the "ideal of equality", is not only contentious but also insufficient to build the theoretical basis of an ethical health care paradigm. This article aims to expand the discussion on the ambiguity around the concept of equality, particularly how it interacts with the diversities in human capabilities in a given context.
作为缓解社会危机的一种手段，平等观念长期以来一直是一项追求正义的进步、普遍、道德和法律原则。然而，平等具有广泛的含义和实际应用，主要是因为它认可不同的解释和概念，这些解释和概念引发了互补和相互竞争的利益。同样，作为“平等理想”替代方案提出的“能力方法”不仅存在争议，而且不足以构建道德医疗保健范式的理论基础。本文旨在扩展关于平等概念周围模糊性的讨论，特别是在特定背景下它如何与人类能力的多样性相互作用。
