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History of Consumerism: Might We Have Wealth And Virtue?
- School of Life
- Oct 7, 2016
- 1 min read
"God would not look kindly on those who payed more attention to household decoration than to the state of their souls." Mandeville's choice: a nation can either be very high-minded, spiritually elevated, intellectually refined and dirt poor, or a slave to luxury and idle consumption and very rich. Unlike Rousseau, we have chosen wealth over virtue.
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