INVESTIGADORES
CRESPO Ricardo Fernando
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Aristotle, Values and Institutions in Economics
Autor/es:
CRESPO, RICARDO F.
Lugar:
San Petersburgo
Reunión:
Congreso; The 16th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought; 2012
Institución organizadora:
European Society for the History of Economic Thought
Resumen:
Modern economics takes ends as given. An Aristotelian re-elaborated notion of ?the economic? makes sense only if it aims to the ends: to live and to live well. This perspective confers an intrinsic ethical character to Aristotle?s notion of the economic, which is elaborated today in the capability approach. Both in the domestic sphere and in society, economic resources should be oriented to the achievement of those ends. This can be done with the assistance of virtues, which, according to Aristotle, help human beings to overcome their tendencies to endlessly desire the means. It can all be obtained only within the boundaries of the polis, which is the community in which human fulfilment can be achieved.
