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    It is not the case that Capability sets may include freedoms that are conditional on the choices of other people, and therefore individual capability sets alone are insufficient as a measure of effective freedom.

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    • 1.Some capabilities are available to a person only if other people do not also want to realize that same capability.
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    • 2.Two spouses may each individually possess the capability of holding a demanding job incompatible with extensive caring responsibilities, yet if both have significant care obligations, at most one can effectively realize that capability.
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    • 3.When a capability's realizability depends on others' choices, the capability is conditional rather than unconditional.
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