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The Genesis and Ethos of the Market

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Luigino Bruni

    1. University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. From the Community-Without-Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 17-33

  4. Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common

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    Pages 34-56

  5. Dawn of the Modern Age

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    Pages 57-69

  6. Towards a Community of Individuals

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 70-86

  7. Between Hobbes and Smith

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 87-100

  8. Relationships and Vaccinations

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 101-119

  9. The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 120-135

  10. Virtues and Awards

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    Pages 136-154

  11. The Ethos of Civil Economy

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    Pages 155-181

  12. Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond

    • Luigino Bruni
    Pages 182-202

  13. Conclusion

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    Pages 203-206

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 207-221
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A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory. In his analysis of market ethics Bruni calls for a reconsideration of some of the central tenets of modern political economy, and the need for a new spirit of capitalism.

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  • University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy

    Luigino Bruni

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LUIGINO BRUNI Associate Professor of Economics at Milano-Bicocca University, Italy. He works on ethics and economics, the history of ideas and the philosophy of economics, with a special focus on the analysis of the interpersonal dimension in economic and social theory. He has rediscovered, together with Robert Sugden and Stefano Zamagni, the tradition of Civil Economy. His latest English book is Reciprocity, Altruism and Civil Society.

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