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Cooperation and excellence : a premodern case for capitalism / George Bragues.
Lippincott Library HD2961 .B73 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bragues, George, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Political and social views.
- Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
- Cooperation--Social aspects.
- Cooperation.
- Capitalism.
- Social justice.
- Political and social views.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 233 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: why pro-capitalists need to think pre-modern
- Why modern ideas leave capitalism exposed
- The social cooperation directive
- The Ciceronian theory of justice
- Capitalism cannot be secular
- A constitution that opens the way to capitalism
- How a redistributive state jeopardizes social cooperation
- Pursuing human excellence under capitalism
- Conclusion: from utter skepticism to probabilistic contrarianism
- Bibliography
- About the author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bragues, George, 1965- author. Cooperation and excellence
- ISBN:
- 9781498529730
- 1498529739
- OCLC:
- 987796857
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