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Cooperation and Excellence - A Premodern Case for Capitalism (Hardcover)
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Cooperation and Excellence - A Premodern Case for Capitalism (Hardcover)
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This book offers a distinctive moral defense of capitalism. Unlike
most such defenses, this book avoids the summoning of concepts and
ideas drawn from the modern philosophical tradition that arose out
of the 17th-18th century Enlightenment. It rejects the idea of
supporting capitalism on the grounds of self-ownership, human
dignity, property rights, social utility, or a social contract.
Confidence in the power of human reason to demonstrate any of these
notions has waned since the Enlightenment, and justifiably so.
Capitalism stands in desperate need of different philosophic
foundations. This book's thesis is that capitalism can be more
sturdily defended on a pre-modern basis. Adopting the ancient Roman
philosopher Cicero as a guide, this book acknowledges the limits of
human reason. It applies the ancient skepticism that Cicero
represents, a school of thought that teaches us to be content with
probabilities and to focus upon the practical dimensions of human
existence. Philosophical inquiry is best directed to the task of
identifying the means of securing both life and the good life for
human beings. As such, this book stresses the overriding importance
of maintaining social co-operation and advancing human excellence.
It argues that capitalism satisfies both these imperatives.
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