Amartya Sen / [manuscript] / edited by Christopher Morris. - 1st ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2010. - ix, 224 p. ; 23 cm. - Contemporary philosophy in focus .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222) and index.

Preface / Christopher W. Morris -- Introduction / Christopher W. Morris -- Preference, choice, and rationality : Amartya Sen's critique of the theory of rational choice in economics / Shatakshee Dhongde and Prasanta K. Pattanaik -- Ethics and economics / Christopher W. Morris -- Capability and agency / David Crocker and Ingrid Robeyns -- Freedom in the spirit of sen / Philip Pettit -- Social choice theory and the informational basis approach / Kevin Roberts -- Sen on sufficiency, priority, and equality / Peter Vallentyne -- Famine, poverty, and property rights / Steven Scalet and David Schmidtz -- Development : a misconceived theory can kill / Sabina Alkire.

9780521852913 (hardback) 9780521618069 (pbk.)

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Sen, Amartya, 1933-


Social sciences--Philosophy.
Economics.

H61.15 / .A43 2009

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