The Wisdom of Money

Pascal Bruckner

Published by Harvard University Press 2017

The Wisdom of Money

Pascal Bruckner
Translated by: Steven Rendall

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674978423

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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.

Reviews

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 Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Translator’S Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Translator’S Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. The Worshippers And The Despisers
The Devil’S Dung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
On The Eminent Dignity Of The Poor? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
France, Or The Taboo On Money Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
America, Or Spiritual Money Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Part II. Three Myths About The Golden Calf
Money, The Ruler Of The World? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Does Opulence Make People Unhappy? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Has Sordid Calculation Killed Sublime Love? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Part III. Richesse Oblige
Should Bourgeois Values Be Rehabilitated? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Getting Rich Is Not A Crime (And Falling Into Poverty Is Not A Virtue) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
The Hand That Takes, The Hand That Gives Back Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Conclusion: An Acknowledged Schizophrenia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages
- Main content: 296

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Published: May 2, 2017
ISBN: 9780674978423