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Bentham y sus descendientes: Enfoques alternativos a la concepción utilitarista de racionalidad (y por qué puede que no sean la vía para dar sentido a la vida)
[Bentham and His Offspring: Alternative Approaches to the Utilitarian Conception of Rationality (and Why It May Not Constitute a Path to a Meaningful Life)]

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  • Estrella Trincado

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

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Este artículo muestra la evolución del concepto utilitarista de racionalidad desde la perspectiva de Bentham, que en el siglo XIX formuló la definición clásica de la racionalidad utilitarista como un “cálculo hedonista”. Este concepto fue posteriormente articulado en las tradiciones intelectuales de Cambridge y Oxford, y ampliamente desarrollado por filósofos australianos y estadounidenses. El artículo evalúa cuatro críticas clave al paradigma utilitarista clásico y extrae algunas conclusiones, planteando dudas sobre su idoneidad como guía para el sentido de la vida.

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  • Estrella Trincado, 2025. "Bentham y sus descendientes: Enfoques alternativos a la concepción utilitarista de racionalidad (y por qué puede que no sean la vía para dar sentido a la vida) [Bentham and His Offspring: Alternati," Iberian Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Dpto. Historia e Instituciones Económicas I., vol. 12(2), pages 117-127.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucm:ijohet:v:12:y:2025:i:2:p:117-127
    DOI: 10.5209/ijhe.104977
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    • B10 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - General
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology

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