Rationality And Freedom

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674013513
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rationality and Freedom written by Amartya Sen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In this, the first of two volumes, Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195678758
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Author : Amartya Kumar Sen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195665284
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674013514
Total Pages : 747 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rationality and Freedom written by Amartya Sen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rationality and freedom are among the most profound and contentious concepts in philosophy and the social sciences. In this, the first of two volumes, Amartya Sen brings clarity and insight to these difficult issues.

Author : Curran F. Douglass
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611478383
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rationality, Control, and Freedom written by Curran F. Douglass and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this book is the controversy—one of the oldest in philosophy—about whether it is possible to have freedom in the face of universal causal determinism. Of course, it is crucial to consider what such freedom might mean—in particular, there is an important distinction between libertarian “free will” and the more naturalistic view of freedom taken by compatibilists. This book provides background for laypersons through a historical survey of earlier views and some discussion and criticism of various contemporary views. In particular, it states and discusses the Consequence Argument, the most important argument challenging human freedom in recent literature. The main feature of the book is the argument for a solution: one that is within the compatibilist tradition, is naturalistic and in accord with findings of science and principles of engineering control theory. Some particular features of the offered solution include an argument for a close tie between freedom and control—where what is meant is the voluntary motion control of our bodies, and this “control” is understood naturalistically, by which the author means in accordance with concepts of engineering control theory and modern science. Such concepts are used to explain and demarcate the concept of “control” being used. Then it develops a working conception of what rationality is (since what is crucial is freedom in choice, and rationality is crucial to that), by reviewing texts on the subject by three expert authors (namely, Nathanson, Nozick, and Searle). It is argued that rationality is a species of biological learning control that involves deliberation; and that our freedom in choice is greatest when our choices are most rational.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 030787429X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Development as Freedom written by Amartya Sen and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development--for both rich and poor--in the twenty-first century. Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global economy, where, despite unprecedented increases in overall opulence, the contemporary world denies elementary freedoms to vast numbers--perhaps even the majority of people--he concludes, it is still possible to practically and optimistically restain a sense of social accountability. Development as Freedom is essential reading.

Author : Jeff Jordan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847681532
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faith, Freedom, and Rationality written by Jeff Jordan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1996 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The philosophy of religion, once considered a deviation from an otherwise analytically rigorous discipline, has flourished over the past two decades. This collection of new essays by twelve distinguished philosophers of religion explores three broad themes: religious attitudes of belief, acceptance, and love; human and divine freedom; and the rationality of religious belief.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674060474
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Idea of Justice written by Amartya Sen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674452565
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inequality Reexamined written by Amartya Sen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted economist and philosopher Amartya Sen argues that the dictum “all people are created equal” serves largely to deflect attention from the fact that we differ in age, gender, talents, and physical abilities as well as in material advantages and social background. He argues for concentrating on higher and more basic values: individual capabilities and freedom to achieve objectives. By concentrating on the equity and efficiency of social arrangements in promoting freedoms and capabilities of individuals, Sen adds an important new angle to arguments about such vital issues as gender inequalities, welfare policies, affirmative action, and public provision of health care and education.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674765269
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resources, Values and Development written by Amartya Sen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resources, Values and Development contains many of Amartya Sen's path-breaking contributions to development economics, including papers on resource allocation in nonwage systems, shadow pricing, employment policy, welfare economics, poverty assessment, gender-based inequality, and hunger and famines.