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Subject(s)

• Altruism—Economic aspects [Browse]
• Economics—Moral and ethical aspects [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 94. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 94 [More in this series]

Summary note

The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or contractual interactions, to the reciprocity of friendship to unconditional behaviour. Bruni'ss historical-methodological analysis of reciprocity is a way of examining the interface between political economy and the issue of sociality, generally characterized by 'two hundred years of solitude' of

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The current debate on economics and reciprocity; 2 Homo oeconomicus' two hundred years of solitude; 3 A first form of reciprocity: Cooperation without benevolence; 4 Reciprocity as philía; 5 Unconditional reciprocity; 6 Dynamics of reciprocity in a heterogeneous world; 7 Three is better than two; 8 In praise of heterogeneity; 9 Reciprocity is one, but reciprocities are many; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index

ISBN

• 0-429-24008-2
• 1-134-08845-0
• 1-281-39476-9
• 9786611394769
• 0-203-92666-8

OCLC

437208975

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