The active subject: Political antropology in Amartya Sen. [Spanish]

Authors

  • Andrés Saldarriaga Universidad de Antioquia

Keywords:

Utilitarismo, elección racional, capacidades, funcionamientos, desarrollo, antropología política, sujeto,

Abstract

The paper presents Amartya Sen’s critique of the anthropological model that underlies the conception of neoclassical economics (especially in its utilitarian and rational choice versions), in order to present the conception of subject offered by the abilities approach and then the notion of development as freedom.

Author Biography

Andrés Saldarriaga, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor del Instituto de Filosofía de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín. Doctor en Filosofía, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Alemania. Especialidad en filosofía política y filosofía moral

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Published

2010-09-02

Issue

No. 13: Jul-Dec, 2010

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Articles

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