2: Core Ideas and the Framework Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 103066 Ingrid Robeyns Utrecht University via OpenBookPublisher 2.1: Introduction 2.2: A preliminary definition of the capability approach 2.3: The capability approach versus capability theories 2.4: The many modes of capability analysis 2.5: The modular view of the capability approach 2.6: The A-module: the non-optional core of all capability theories 2.7: The B-modules: non-optional modules with optional content 2.8: The C-modules: contingent modules 2.9: The modular view of the capability account: a summary 2.10: Hybrid theories 2.11: The relevance and implications of the modular view 2.12: A visualisation of the core conceptual elements 2.13: The narrow and broad uses of the capability approach 2.14: Conclusion