El objetivo del artículo es aclarar lo que es propiamente común del bien común y sustentar su irreductibilidad como garantía de la superación de una concepción atomista de sociedad civil. Se comienza abordando la noción de libertad individual y el cuestionamiento de la condición egoísta del ser humano, para luego profundizar en las posibilidades no...
The concept freedom is frequently used in political discussions without awareness of the multiple meanings it potentially contains. In order to act on today’s climate challenge, freedom has come to play an essential role as something we either have to sacrifice or insist on protecting. However, freedom is an abstract concept and may involve differe...
Published in Gaceta sanitaria
In most European countries, facemasks use is recommended or mandatory in enclosed spaces where physical distancing is not possible. In Spain, this measure was first extended to open public spaces and later made mandatory regardless of whether or not the interpersonal safety distance can be kept. At present, there is no evidence on the effectiveness...
Published in Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research
The world that we live in today is now dominated by strict national identities, where this national allegiance is given paramount importance. This holds true today as it did during the time Rabindranath Tagore expressed his dissent over such strong patriotic feelings. The main issue that emerges with such a rigid sense of belonging is putting a lim...
Published in Journal of Quantitative Economics
The notion of individual freedom has been around in economics for a long time. The formal analysis of individual freedom in welfare economics, however, is of more recent origin; it constitutes an important aspect of the recent literature that has sought to widen the ethical basis of welfare economics beyond the traditional framework that focused ex...
Published in Journal of Business Ethics
Friedman’s view on corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often accused of being incoherent and of setting rather low ethical standards for managers. This paper outlines Friedman’s ethical expectations for corporate executives against the backdrop of the strong emphasis he puts on individual freedom. Doing so reveals that the ethical standards he...
En este trabajo se abordará la argumentación de Bobbio en materia de filosofía de la política. Se verá que en esta se ausenta un concepto evolutivo de progresión o abstracción institucional que permita identificar la libertad e igualdad como conceptos-funciones que se conectan históricamente en la transición desde el antiguo régimen a la modernidad...
