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The Wisdom of Money

  • Pascal Bruckner
  • Translated by: Steven Rendall
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2017
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Money is an evil that does good, and a good that does evil. It is wise to have money, says Pascal Bruckner, and wise to think and talk about it critically. One of the world’s great essayists guides us through the commentary that money has generated since ancient times, as he builds an unfashionable defense of the worldly wisdom of the bourgeoisie.

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Pascal Bruckner argues that money, or rather our relationship with money, says everything about us and our private lives… A stimulating and timely essay.
-- Le Monde

A challenging and salutary essay, a rare exploration of our ambivalent relationship with money and especially—which is rarer—the hypocrisy that goes with it.
-- Le Postillon

On the literary stock exchange, Bruckner is always a safe investment.
-- Le Figaro

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Translator’S Note

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  • Part I. The Worshippers And The Despisers
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    The Devil’S Dung

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    On The Eminent Dignity Of The Poor?

    31
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    France, Or The Taboo On Money

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    America, Or Spiritual Money

    60
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  • Part II. Three Myths About The Golden Calf
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    Money, The Ruler Of The World?

    79
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    Does Opulence Make People Unhappy?

    108
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    Has Sordid Calculation Killed Sublime Love?

    135
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  • Part III. Richesse Oblige
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    Should Bourgeois Values Be Rehabilitated?

    165
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    Getting Rich Is Not A Crime (And Falling Into Poverty Is Not A Virtue)

    190
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    The Hand That Takes, The Hand That Gives Back

    211
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    Conclusion: An Acknowledged Schizophrenia

    234
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    Notes

    239
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    Index

    265
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May 2, 2017
eBook ISBN:
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https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674978423
eBook ISBN: 9780674978423
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