ABSTRACT

Sufficientarians face a problem of arbitrariness: why place a sufficiency threshold at any particular point? One response is to seek universal goods to justify a threshold. However, this faces difficulties (despite sincere efforts) by either being too low, or failing to accommodate individuals with significant cognitive disabilities. Some sufficientarians have appealed to individuals’ subjective evaluations of their lives. I build on this idea, considering another individualized threshold: ‘tolerability’. I respond to some traditional challenges to individualistic approaches to justice: ‘expensive’ tastes, and adaptive preferences. Finally, I end by offering some suggestions about how this relates to policymaking.

摘要

充足论者面临一个任意性问题：为什么要在任何特定点设置充足阈值？一种回应是寻求普遍商品来证明门槛的合理性。然而，这面临着困难（尽管做出了真诚的努力），因为要么太低，要么无法适应患有严重认知障碍的个人。一些充足论者诉诸个人对自己生活的主观评价。我以这个想法为基础，考虑了另一个个性化阈值：“耐受性”。我回应了个人主义正义方法的一些传统挑战：“昂贵”的品味和适应性偏好。最后，我就这与政策制定的关系提出一些建议。