Construing Sen on Commitment

Philip Pettit

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Construing Sen on Commitment

Philip Pettit

Center for Human Values

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Abstract

One of Amartya Sen’s most distinctive claims, and perhaps also one of his most controversial, is that there is an altruistic attitude toward others that does not make sense within the terms of rational choice theory, however broadly that theory is construed. He describes this attitude as one of “commitment” to others, contrasting it with egoism and also with a distinct altruistic attitude he calls “sympathy.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Rationality and Commitment
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	28-48
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781383043389
ISBN (Print)	9780199287260
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199287260.003.0003
State	Published - Jan 1 2023

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General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
General Business, Management and Accounting
General Arts and Humanities

Keywords

Altruistic
Commitment
Contrasting
Controversial
Distinctive

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