Fernández-Duarte, J.C. (José Carlo)

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    El bien común como finalidad de la empresa. Una perspectiva desde la libertad
    (Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra, 2009-06) Fernández-Duarte, J.C. (José Carlo)
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    Amor, justicia y relación. Bases de la economía según la encíclica Caritas in veritate
    (Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra, 2015) Fernández-Duarte, J.C. (José Carlo)
    The encyclical letter Caritas in veritate had, when published, an unprecedented reception by mass media. But not many knew how to read the message of the encyclical in its proper context. This work aims to make explicit the triple context of the encyclical: theological, philosophical and economic and thus clearly show the depth of Benedict XVI’s message for the world of economists. At the core of that message is the concept of «relationship» that Benedict XVI draws from his theological thought. Even when it has a theological origin, this doesn’t mean that “relationship” is a strange element for the economy. The studies of Economia Civile, the Italian movement that gives the insights into the problems of the economy to the encyclical, show that the concept of relationship has always been an issue that the economy has faced, either to reject or to include. What determines its rejection or inclusion? The way the thought about the economy activity has of considering the justice and love between men. Mainstream economic thought inherits that conception from Adam Smith. And the understanding of love and justice of Smith’s proposal are tied to his theological thought, which he inherits from the Protestant tradition of natural jurisprudence. Some of the contemporary shortcomings in the practice of the economy have those foundations as causes. That’s why is justified the call of Benedict XVI to rethink the foundations of modern economic thought, beginning with love and justice.