Este artigo visa a sistematizar as críticas que Amartya Sen dirige à estrutura teórica adotada por Arrow e a mostrar como, para fugir aos resultados devastadores do teorema da Impossibilidade, Sen defende a ampliação do universo de informações a serem utilizadas para embasar a escolha...

This paper presents a fairly comprehensive account of John Stuart Mill’s conception of human nature. Special emphasis is given to his views on the possibility of transforming mankind. Some features of his view on Psychology and on the role played by institutions in moulding the character of...

The main reasons presented in The Wealth of Nations to advocate the system of economic liberty and reject mercantilism are analysed. These two systems are evaluated considering basically their impact on the annual product, and the degree of liberty and justice they engender. Based on his views...

It is argued in this paper that it’s possible to speak of a ‘tradition’ in the field of social and economic philosophy uniting the works of J.S.Mill, Alfred Marshall and John Maynard Keynes. This ‘tradition’ can be characterized by the following concepts: (a) by the rejection of the...