Development and freedom in Sen and Gutierrez. Religious and Secular Common Grounds

Javier Iguiñiz ()

No 2002-210, Documentos de Trabajo / Working Papers from Departamento de Economía - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Abstract: It is often supposed that those who base their view of the world upon perceived religious truth and those who do not will be unable to engage in deep and mutual conversation, for their basic assumptions are just too different. In this paper I compare the views of Amartya Sen and Gustavo Gutiérrez on development and human freedom, finding them to share a very great deal in attitude, in fundamental concern, and in intellectual method, even though the former describes himself as without religion, while the latter is profoundly theological. This comparison is of interest and importance both in its own right and as an example of the way the theologically – minded can meaningfully converse with those who are not; more than converse, establish a common project or program.

Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2002
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Published

Downloads: (external link)
http://files.pucp.edu.pe/departamento/economia/DDD210.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pcp:pucwps:wp00210

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Documentos de Trabajo / Working Papers from Departamento de Economía - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima, Perú. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by ().