Abstract
This article proposes an anthropological reflection about development, in the philosophical sense of the term. Contemporary philosophers seem to be far from the question of development, which is an essential question for the societies of our time. It is therefore urgent to enunciate a theory of development, anthropological reflection that lies beyond economic and political theories on development. It is necessary to think about development, in its link with humanity or the essence of the human, by leading it to the element of its truth, namely the individual well-being, which escapes all attempts at control, probability and econometrics. This article proposes a new paradigm of development calls for a fundamental reflection, based on the analysis of human consciousness. We examine human consciousness, to understand its foundations about crossing, in a discourse with a universal aim.
Highlights
The question of economic and social development is relevant
It is necessary to think about development, in its link with humanity or the essence of the human, by leading it to the element of its truth, namely the individual well-being, which escapes all attempts at control, probability and econometrics
Following Aristotle, our reflection on the development of a point of view of philosophical anthropology insists on the idea that every human being can have on his well-being: what does it mean to be good and how to realize it as an individual? We show that the philosophy of human development is based on the answer to the following four questions posed by Ernst Bloch: “Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What are we waiting for? What awaits us?” (Bloch, 1986: p. 3)
Summary
The question of economic and social development is relevant. Scholars have produced detailed accounts describing a history of development theories and schools of thought (Rist, 1997; Kothari, 2005). “Theorizing about development can depart from normative or empirical bases, from moral principles and values relating to a desirable society or from evidence about how societies have changed over time. The theoretical and empirical lines of thought are intertwined and many scholars speak to the interplay between the two” (Bruce, 2016: p 9). Development studies have historical roots that stretch across time con-. The three books on the soul are part of the second philosophy as theoretical epistemology, ethics is part of practical epistemology, and the other books relate to “aptitudes”
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