The Genesis and Ethos of the Market

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. From the Community-Without-Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community

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   Pages 1-16

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

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   Pages 17-33

4. Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common

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5. Dawn of the Modern Age

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   Pages 57-69

6. Towards a Community of Individuals

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7. Between Hobbes and Smith

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8. Relationships and Vaccinations

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   Pages 101-119

9. The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy

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10. Virtues and Awards

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11. The Ethos of Civil Economy

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12. Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond

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13. Conclusion

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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.

• capitalism
• game theory
• political economy
• Thomas Hobbes

• University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy

  Luigino Bruni

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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