
Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals (Tyler Cowen)
The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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Is a Rich Society a Virtuous Society?
Cohen: "Virtue consists of exercising self limitation and self governance" He says the pursuit of autonomy once seemed compatible with human progress. But this new definition of virtue directly conflicts with an older conception, which has little to do with autonomy," Cohen writes. Lack of virtue is a form of slavery, he adds.
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