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The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce

McCloskey, Deirdre N.·2006·University of Chicago Press eBooks

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‘Bourgeois virtue' is not a contradiction in terms. The age of capitalism has enormously enriched the world. But the enrichment is by no means only material. The virtues enabled capitalist development; but a bourgeois life also encouraged new versions of old virtues; and gave scope for varied lives.

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Authors: McCloskey, D. N.
Corresponding author: McCloskey, Deirdre N.
Venue: University of Chicago Press eBooks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Pages: 1-16
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226556673.001.0001
OpenAlex: W1501319145
Cited by: 820
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Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: University of Chicago Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
World Economy (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Society, Economy, and Ethics Research
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Legal Thought
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Capital and Social Class
Keywords: bourgeois virtues, capitalism, moral values, bourgeois life

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The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce

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