Browsing Faculté des arts et des sciences – Département de philosophie - Travaux et publications by Subject "Agency"
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Agencia y pobreza por entidad federativa en México
(Université de Montréal. Centre de recherche en éthique, 2020)In this work we try to contribute to the understanding of the causes of poverty in Mexico. We consider that it is a multidimensional phenomenon where not only material but also non-material variables are present. We highlight the importance of agency ... -
Agency, participation, and self-determination for indigenous peoples in Canada : foundational, structural, and epistemic injustices
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2019-06-25)In this paper, I discuss accounts of agency, participation, and self-determination by David Crocker and Stacy Kosko because they acknowledge that relationships of power can determine who gets to participate and when. Kosko usefully applies the concept ... -
The Alliance Approach to Innovation: Agro- ecological innovations, Alliance, and Agency
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2017-03-15)Agro-ecological innovations aim at promoting sustainable agricultural practices that have long term benefits. However, farmers rarely adopt beneficial innovations in agro-ecology despite expressing an understanding of the benefits and a desire to do ... -
La pobreza en México : evolución reciente, explicación y perspectivas
(Centre de recherche en éthique, 2020-03-10)Using a very important dimension of the capabilities approach, agency freedom, we want in this work to demonstrate that poverty in Mexico can be seen as a cause of the lack of agency freedom. For this we take as a proxy of agency freedom the responsibility ...
