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HoP 354 - Greed is Good - Economics in the Italian Renaissance

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Cottrulli on the Pursuit of Wealth and Virtue

Frida Ghitis: Cottrulli says fortunes are built slowly and steadily, not by greedily snatching at every opportunity. She says the pursuit of wealth and the pursuit of virtue make for a happy marriage. Ghitis: But even if profit-seeking was seen as an acceptable motive, there were constraints to observe. "Koturi walks a fine line here," she writes; he condenses love of wealth that goes by name of avarice.

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