History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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

Jul 26, 2020

25:30

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Introduction

5min

On the Art of Trade

2min

Cottrulli on the Pursuit of Wealth and Virtue

5min

The Rise and Fall of San Benon Dino

5min

The Case for Usury in Renaissance Italy

2min

The Reasonable Profit a Merchant Should Aim At

5min

Leon Battista Alberti, Benedetto Cotrugli, and Poggio Bracciolini grapple with the moral and conceptual problems raised by the prospect of people getting filthy rich.

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