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Greed: From David Hume to Gordon Gekko (Haus Publishing - Haus Curiosities)
Stewart Sutherland
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Description for Greed: From David Hume to Gordon Gekko (Haus Publishing - Haus Curiosities)
Paperback. Num Pages: 45 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 119 x 6. Weight in Grams: 60.
In a riveting scene from the film Wall Street, Gordon Gekko proclaims that greed is good. The great philosopher David Hume, on the other hand, describes greed as the most destructive of the vices. The recent banking debacle and continuing uproar about executive bonus pay has placed the controversial issue of greed at the very heart of how we view modern society. Is Gekko s maxim simply in need of some moderation? Or is Hume s view too extreme? In Greed, Stewart Sutherland examines these conflicting notions and discusses how we might approach the problem of greed ... Read more
In a riveting scene from the film Wall Street, Gordon Gekko proclaims that greed is good. The great philosopher David Hume, on the other hand, describes greed as the most destructive of the vices. The recent banking debacle and continuing uproar about executive bonus pay has placed the controversial issue of greed at the very heart of how we view modern society. Is Gekko s maxim simply in need of some moderation? Or is Hume s view too extreme? In Greed, Stewart Sutherland examines these conflicting notions and discusses how we might approach the problem of greed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
45
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908323798
SKU
V9781908323798
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99-5
About Stewart Sutherland
Stewart Sutherland is a scholar, public servant, and one of Britain s most distinguished philosophers of religion. He has been a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2001 and has served as vice chancellor of the University of Edinburgh and the University of London, principal of King s College London, and Her Majesty s Chief Inspector of Schools. ... Read more
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