{"content":[{"text":"Livability of the environment \n The left top quadrant denotes the meaning of good living conditions. Often the terms 'quality-of- \n life' and 'wellbeing' are used in this particular meaning, especially in the writings of ecologists \n and sociologists. Economists sometimes use the term 'welfare' for this meaning. 'Livability' is a \n better word, because it refers explicitly to a characteristic of the environment and does not carry \n the connotation of Paradise. Politicians and social reformers typically stress this quality of life.","bbox":{"left":0.119048,"top":0.083786,"width":0.754784,"height":0.09851299999999999}},{"text":"Life-ability of the person \n The right top quadrant denotes inner life-chances. That is, how well we are equipped to cope \n with the problems of life. This aspect of the good life is also known by different names. \n Especially doctors and psychologists also use the terms 'quality of life' and 'wellbeing' to \n denote this specific meaning. There are more names however. In biology the phenomenon is \n referred to as 'fitness' and this term aptly coveys the message that abilities must be seen in the \n context of environmental demands. On other occasions it is denoted by the medical term \n 'health', in the medium variant of the word. I prefer the simple term 'life-ability', which \n contrasts elegantly with 'livability'. This quality of life is central in the thinking of therapists \n and educators.","bbox":{"left":0.119048,"top":0.198513,"width":0.7624409999999999,"height":0.16407100000000002}},{"text":"Utility of life \n The left bottom quadrant represents the notion that a good life must be good for something more \n than itself. This presumes some higher value, such as ecological preservation or cultural \n development. In fact, there is a myriad of values on which the utility of life can be judged. There \n is no current generic for these external turnouts of life. Gerson (1976: 795) referred to these \n kinds as 'transcendental' conceptions of quality of life. Another appellation is 'meaning of life', \n which then denotes 'true' significance instead of mere subjective sense of meaning. I prefer the \n more simple 'utility of life', admitting that this label may also give rise to misunderstanding1. \n Moral advisors, such as your pastor, emphasize this quality of life.","bbox":{"left":0.119048,"top":0.378727,"width":0.7550699999999999,"height":0.147681}},{"text":"Satisfaction with life: \n Finally, the bottom right quadrant represents the inner outcomes of life. That is the quality in the \n eye of the beholder. As we deal with conscious humans this quality boils down to subjective \n appreciation of life. This is commonly referred to by terms such as 'subjective wellbeing', 'life- \n satisfaction' and 'happiness' in a limited sense of the word. There is no professional interest group \n that stresses this meaning","bbox":{"left":0.119048,"top":0.542622,"width":0.7607039999999999,"height":0.09851299999999996}},{"text":"Place of capability \n The term ‘capability’ denotes chances for a good life, rather than the outcomes of life. Sen’s \n basic idea was that developmental policy should focus on opportunities for improving one’s lot \n rather than on the economic outcomes. So we must place capability in the upper part of scheme 1.","bbox":{"left":0.119048,"top":0.656095,"width":0.7681739999999999,"height":0.06775200000000003}},{"text":"The word ‘capability’ refers to ‘being able’, in Sen’s work typically being able to \n improve one’s situation and in Nussbaum’s being able to live a truly human life. ‘Being able’ \n requires both freedom from external restraints and personal skills. Freedom from external \n restraints belongs in the top-left quadrant of scheme 1, while the personal competency to use \n environmental chances belongs in the top-right quadrant. In Sen’s work, the emphasis is in the \n top-left quadrant, in particular where he argues against discrimination. Yet he also highlights \n education, which is an individual quality. In Nussbaum’s work the emphasis is in the top-right \n quadrant. Most of the capabilities on her list are inner aptitudes, e.g. practical reason and \n imagination. Yet her she also mentions protection against violent assault, which is an \n environmental factor.","bbox":{"left":0.119048,"top":0.739851,"width":0.741468,"height":0.1632889999999999}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.495044,"top":0.941955,"width":0.010080000000000033,"height":0.01578299999999999}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}