The aim of the book is to argue for the restoration of theoretical and practical reason to economics. It presents Nancy Cartwright and Amartya Sen's ideas as cases of this restoration and sees Aristotle as an influence on their thought. It looks at how we can use these ideas to develop a valuable understanding of practical reason for solving concrete problems in science and society. Cartwright's capacities are real causes of events. Sen's capabilities are the human person's freedoms or possibilities. They relate these concepts to Aristotelian concepts. This suggests that these concepts can be...
The aim of the book is to argue for the restoration of theoretical and practical reason to economics. It presents Nancy Cartwright and Amartya Sen's i...
The world has seen several financial and economic crises in the past few years. Psychological, ethical and philosophical levels of causal analysis have been discussed, and in this context, an interest in classical thinkers has emerged.
The work of Aristotle has influenced writers from Marx and Menger to Amartya Sen. This book introduces us to Aristotle s thought on 'the economic' and on its influences on economists. First, it focuses on Aristotles ideas, situating Aristotle in his historical context, describing his positions on the economic and analysing what kind of reality the...
The world has seen several financial and economic crises in the past few years. Psychological, ethical and philosophical levels of causal analysis ...
This book develops a philosophical analysis of economic reality and economic science from an Aristotelian point of view. It is the result of many years of thinking and philosophical study about these topics. It differs from other philosophy of economics books as it also deals with economic reality (not only the science) and approaches its subject from an Aristotelian perspective. It differs from other Aristotelian studies about economics as it covers the whole of philosophy of the economy. This book argues why Aristotle's thinking guarantees an appropriate interdisciplinary synthesis.
This book develops a philosophical analysis of economic reality and economic science from an Aristotelian point of view. It is the result of many year...
The world has seen several financial and economic crises in the past few years. Psychological, ethical and philosophical levels of causal analysis have been discussed, and in this context, an interest in classical thinkers has emerged.
The work of Aristotle has influenced writers from Marx and Menger to Amartya Sen. This book introduces us to Aristotle's thought on 'the economic' and on its influences on economists. First, it focuses on Aristotles ideas, situating Aristotle in his historical context, describing his positions on the economic and analysing what kind of...
The world has seen several financial and economic crises in the past few years. Psychological, ethical and philosophical levels of causal analysis ...
