On Sen and Aristotle
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چکیده
In this paper I maintain that Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach (CA) implies a recuperation of practical science in Economics. Sen’s proposal has some problems closely related to this practical character: the heterogeneity and incommensurability of capabilities, its ambiguity concerning the use of the term “capability”, and the consequent lack of operative character of the CA. Sen recognizes the connection with Aristotle’s ideas of the CA. The paper proposes that a greater reliance on Aristotle will help him to find a solution to the CA’s problems. In the paper, first, Sen’s CA is presented (Sections 1-3). Second, the connection with Aristotle is shown (Section 4). Third, the problems and their solutions are proposed (Sections 5-8). Resumen: En este trabajo sostengo que el Enfoque Capacidades de Amartya Sen implica una recuperación de la razón práctica en la economía. La propuesta de Sen tiene algunos problemas estrechamente relacionados con este carácter práctico: la heterogeneidad e inconmensurabilidad de las capacidades, la ambigüedad de este término, y la consiguiente carencia operativa del enfoque. Sen reconoce las conexiones de su enfoque con las ideas de Aristóteles. El trabajo propone que un mayor apoyo en Aristóteles puede ayudarle a resolver estos problemas. Primero se presenta el Enfoque Capacidades (Secciones 1-3); luego se muestran las conexiones con Aristóteles (Sección 4). Finalmente, se analizan y presentan las soluciones a los problemas mencionados (Secciones 5-8).
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