Capabilities as causal powers
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چکیده
T h e auth or arg ue s th at S e n’ s c ap ab il ity ap p roac h is p rim aril y a p h il osop h ic al und e rl ab ouring e x e rc ise aim e d at e l ab orating c e rtain c e ntral e c onom ic c ate g orie s, and th at th e p h il osop h ic al and m e th od ol og ic al und e rp inning s of S e n’ s ap p roac h are rad ic al l y d if f e re nt f rom th ose of c onte m p orary w e l f are e c onom ic s and m ainstre am e c onom ic p rac tic e . S e n’ s notion of ‘ c ap ab il itie s’ as th e p ote ntial f unc tioning s to ac h ie v e w e l l b e ing is inte rp re te d h e re as a sp e c ifi c ation of th e ontol og ic al c ate g ory of ‘ c ausal p ow e r’ , p re sup p osing an op e n sy ste m c onc e p tion of re al ity th at c ontrasts w ith m uc h of c onte m p orary e c onom ic p rac tic e .
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