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The ontology of ‘the Economic’: An Aristotelian analysis
(Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2006)
Tony Lawson’s and Uskali Mäki’s respective realist projects rely on an ontology of the
economy. This paper will not focus on these research projects but will instead try to shed
light on them by introducing an ontology ...
The Future of Mathematics in Economics: a Philosophically Grounded Proposal
(The Future of Mathematics in Economics: a Philosophically Grounded Proposal - Fundations of Science, 2016)
The use of mathematics in economics has been widely discussed. The philosophical
discussion on what mathematics is remains unsettled on why it can be applied to
the study of the real world. We propose to get back to some ...
Strengthening Cartwright’s Epistemological Positions through Aristotelian Arguments Otro título: Nancy Cartwright, millian and/or aristotelian
(Sapientia (F. de Filosofía, UCA), 2009)
There is renewed interest concerning the relevance of Aristotle’s thought for contemporary science. This is especially true regarding the political, moral and economic aspects of human life and society. Aristotelian insights ...
Happiness Economics, Eudaimonia and Positive Psychology: From Happiness Economics to Flourishing Economics
(Journal of happiness studies, June 2014,, 2014)
A remarkable current development, happiness economics focuses on the relevance
of people’s happiness in economic analyses. As this theory has been criticised for
relying on an incomplete notion of happiness, this paper ...
Two Conceptions of Economics and Maximization
(Cambridge Journal of Economics 2013, 37, 759–774 doi:10.1093/cje/bes076, 2011)
Economics has evolved from a ‘domain-focused’ conception, i.e. the study of specific kinds of human activities, to a ‘scarcity-based’ conception, i.e. the study of a particular approach to all human choices. It thus enlarged ...
LA CIENCIA ECONÓMICA
(Epistemologia de las ciencias sociales, A. Pithod, Editorial Porrúa:145-159, 2010)
No recuerdo en qué museo vi una preciosa acuarela del gran pintor valenciano Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida que me llamó la atención. Me encanta la pintura de Sorolla, pero en este cuadro había algo más. Representaba a un grupo ...
TWO CONCEPTIONS OF ECONOMICS
(Journal of Applied Economics-Leading Paper-Vol.XIV,N°2, November 2011:181-197., 2011)
As Ronald Coase points out there are two kinds of conceptions of economics: first, the conception that emphasizes the study of specific kinds of human activities; and second, the conception that makes economics the study ...
Three Arguments Against Menger’s Suggested Aristotelianism
(Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2003)
Specialists often maintain that Menger has been strongly influenced by Aristotle’s thought
ideas.
This paper shows that although using Aristotle’s categories and general framework there are
some issues in which Menger’s ...
Aristotle.
(In Van Staveren, I., Peil, J. (eds.) . Elgar Handbook of Economics and Ethics: . London: ., 2007)
In his Lives of the Philosophers, Diogenes Laertius depicts a very well known outline of
Aristotle’s life and work, characterizing him as a morally good person. Diogenes transcribes
Aristotle’s testament where he expressed ...
Una reflexión sobre la razón teórica y la razón práctica en la economía
("Revista Empresa y Humanismo Volumen XII N° 2, 2009 pp 107-152", 2009)
Dadas las limitaciones de la noción estándar de racionalidad económica, estamos viviendo
una explosión de nuevos adjetivos de la “racionalidad” en economía. El objetivo de
este trabajo es proponer la aplicación a la ...