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ISBN:
9780511800511
Series Statement:
Contemporary philosophy in focus
Content:
Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1998 'for his contributions in welfare economics'. Although his primary academic appointments have been mostly in economics, Sen is also an important and influential social theorist and philosopher. His work on social choice theory is seminal, and his writings on poverty, famine, and development, as well his contributions to moral and political philosophy, are important and influential. Sen's views about the nature and primacy of liberty also make him a major contemporary liberal thinker. This volume of essays on aspects of Sen's work is aimed at a broad audience of readers interested in social theory, political philosophy, ethics, public policy, welfare economics, the theory of rational choice, poverty, and development. Written by a team of well-known experts, each chapter provides an overview of Sen's work in a particular area and a critical assessment of his contributions to the field.
Content:
Preface / Christopher W. Morris -- Introduction / Christopher W. Morris -- Preference, choice, and rationality : Amartya Sen's critique of the theory of rational choice in economics / Shatakshee Dhongde and Prasanta K. Pattanaik -- Ethics and economics / Christopher W. Morris -- Capability and agency / David Crocker and Ingrid Robeyns -- Freedom in the spirit of sen / Philip Pettit -- Social choice theory and the informational basis approach / Kevin Roberts -- Sen on sufficiency, priority, and equality / Peter Vallentyne -- Famine, poverty, and property rights / Steven Scalet and David Schmidtz -- Development : a misconceived theory can kill / Sabina Alkire
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521618069
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521852913
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521852913
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521618069
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Amartya Sen Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2010 ISBN 9780521618069
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521852913
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521852913
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Sen, Amartya 1933-
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Wirtschaftsphilosophie
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511800511
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