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The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce
Deirdre N. McCloskey
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Description for The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce
Hardcover. Presenting a survey of ethical thought and economic realities - from Plato to Barbara Ehrenreich, this title offers a view that capitalism is good for us. It shows that American capitalism without ignoring its faults and celebrates the bourgeois lives we actually live, without supposing that they must be lives without ethical foundations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 40. Weight in Grams: 960.
For a century and a half, the artists and intellectuals of Europe have scorned the bourgeoisie. And for a millennium and a half, the philosophers and theologians of Europe have scorned the marketplace. The bourgeois life, capitalism, Mencken's "booboisie" and David Brooks's "bobos" - all have been, and still are, framed as being responsible for everything from financial to moral poverty, world wars, and spiritual desuetude. Countering these centuries of assumptions and unexamined thinking is Deirdre McCloskey's "The Bourgeois Virtues", a magnum opus that offers a radical view: capitalism is good for us. McCloskey's sweeping, charming, and even humorous survey ... Read more
For a century and a half, the artists and intellectuals of Europe have scorned the bourgeoisie. And for a millennium and a half, the philosophers and theologians of Europe have scorned the marketplace. The bourgeois life, capitalism, Mencken's "booboisie" and David Brooks's "bobos" - all have been, and still are, framed as being responsible for everything from financial to moral poverty, world wars, and spiritual desuetude. Countering these centuries of assumptions and unexamined thinking is Deirdre McCloskey's "The Bourgeois Virtues", a magnum opus that offers a radical view: capitalism is good for us. McCloskey's sweeping, charming, and even humorous survey ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
634
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226556635
SKU
V9780226556635
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About Deirdre N. McCloskey
Deirdre N. McCloskey is distinguished professor of economics, history, English, and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Among her many books are Crossing: A Memoir and If You're So Smart: The Narrative of Economic Expertise, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce
"An economist and historian of considerable distinction." - New York Times Book Review "A highly regarded public figure [and] a world-famous conservative economist." - Publishers Weekly "A top-notch neo-classical economist.... Iconoclastic and polymathic." - Chronicle of Higher Education "[McCloskey is] in the rare position of being a free-market enthusiast... admired by many left-leaning English professors." - Reason"