Theoretical and Practical Reason in Economics Capacities and Capabilities /

• Main Author: Crespo, Ricardo F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
• Subjects: Epistemology.; Ethics.; Economic history.; Social sciences.; Economics.; Methodology/History of Economic Thought.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.

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 un...

Table of Contents:

• Table of contents
• Summary
• Preface
• Chapter I: Introduction
• Chapter II: Nancy Cartwright, Capacities and Nomological Machines: The Role of Theoretical Reason in Science
• Chapter III: Sen’s Capability Approach: The Role of Practical Reason in Social Science
• Chapter IV: The Contributions of Aristotle’s Thought to the Capability Approach
• Chapter V: Socio-Economic Machines and Practical Models of Development: The Role of the Human Development Index
• Chapter VI: Conclusion: Theoretical and Practical Reason in Economics.