The Vice of Luxury Economic Excess in a Consumer Age |
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| Author:
| Cloutier, David |
| Series title: | Moral Traditions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62616-257-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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The Vice of Luxury revives the ancient criticism of luxury as a moral vice harmful to both the self and society. Engaging with ideas from business to economics, Cloutier proposes a new approach to economic ethics that focuses attention on our everyday choices. In so doing, he develops an ethic of consumption grounded in Christian moral convictions.
The Vice of Luxury revives the ancient criticism of luxury as a moral vice harmful to both the self and society. Engaging with ideas from business to economics, Cloutier proposes a new approach to economic ethics that focuses attention on our everyday choices. In so doing, he develops an ethic of consumption grounded in Christian moral convictions.