by Amartya Sen · Ediciones Paidós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788449303623
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This book collects the 'Dewey' lectures on 'Well-being, Agency and Freedom', given by Amartya Sen in 1984. In these lectures, Sen explores a moral conception that considers people from two perspectives: their well-being and their agency. Both facets are relevant to evaluate states and actions, providing notions of freedom. In addition, meta-ethical issues are examined using an 'informational' approach that allows the use of various types of information in moral valuation. The book also includes texts on the relationship between justice and freedoms, as well as an analysis of the achievements and limitations of the market in promoting individual freedoms. In summary, this work offers a critical view of orthodox economic thought and the moral and political philosophy that supports it, addressing problems of normative evaluations.
Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher. Sen has taught and worked in England and the United States since 1972. In 1998, he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics. He has also made major contributions to social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health, and the measures of well-being of countries.
