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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 ...
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 ...
The Increasing Role of Practical Reason in the Human Development Reports
(Review of Social Economy, 2013, 2013)
This paper will argue for the need to reinsert practical reason into economics. It will first define, classify and characterize practical reason. Secondly, it will show how it applies to Economics (Section 2). Then, it ...
El conocimiento directivo como ciencia práctica
(Epistemologia de las ciencias sociales, A. Pithod, 2010)
En los últimos años asistimos a un creciente interés en conocer el pensamiento de autores clásicos sobre cuestiones fundamentales de la vida humana. Esta nueva atención a dichos autores se origina, en primer lugar, en que ...
La legitimidad y alcance de la medición en ciencias sociales
(Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Economicas, UNC-LIX/128, 2009-2010:63-78., 2010)
En este trabajo luego de analizar la naturaleza de la matemática, del número y de la
medición se trata de determinar la legitimidad y alcance de varios tipos de mediciones
propios de las ciencias sociales, especialmente ...
Turning Sen's capability approach operative thanks to Aristotle's ideas
(Sapientia (F. de Filosofía, UCA) Sapientia Vol. LXV, Fasc. 225-226, 2009, 2010)
The capabilities approaches (CA) have been originated in the work of the economist Amartya Sen on inequality. Sen, born in India in 1933, is currently Emeritus Professor of Harvard University. He is still active in teaching ...
La noción de liberalismo en Liberalism Ancient and Modern de Leo Strauss
(In Rodriguez de Grozna, Mirtha. Estudios sobre Leo Strauss, 2010)
El significado del término “liberalismo” es notablemente ambiguo. Muchas veces me he prometido no usarlo para evitar el conjunto de confusiones que comporta. Por eso, cuando se habla o, con mayor frecuencia, se discute, ...