Virtues and Awards

Luigino Bruni (l.bruni@lumsa.it)

Chapter 9 in The Genesis and Ethos of the Market, 2012, pp 136-154 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Central to the eighteenth century was the rich issue concerning theories of action and its motivations. Hume, Rousseau, Smith have written complex theories of action where the motivations in the social and economic arena were much more complex than just the search for self-interest. In Italy there was also lively debate, and thinkers like Pietro Verri and Antonio Genovesi made important statements on the unintended consequences of actions, imitation, emulation, desire for distinction, and so on.

Keywords: Eighteenth Century; Virtue Ethic; Common Good; Credit Union; Economic Thought (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137030528_9

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