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James Otteson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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James Otteson is a philosopher and political economist. Professor of business ethics in the @NDBusiness Mendoza College of Business at @NotreDame. Opinions are my own; retweets are not necessarily endorsements.

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Book Cover for: The Theory of Moral Sentiments And: An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations, Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments And: An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations

Adam Smith
James OttesonJames Otteson

Discovering in graduate school that Adam Smith wrote a book called The Theory of Moral Sentiments and deciding, on a lark, to read it. https://t.co/O35aqIN4wZ

Paperback, 2013

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith
James OttesonJames Otteson

Discovering in graduate school that Adam Smith wrote a book called The Theory of Moral Sentiments and deciding, on a lark, to read it. https://t.co/O35aqIN4wZ

Paperback, 2010

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why Culture Matters Most, David C. Rose

Why Culture Matters Most

David C. Rose
James OttesonJames Otteson

Economist David Rose on his most recent book, Why Culture Matters Most. VIRTUAL EVENT: Why Culture Matters Most https://t.co/P0SigVEsu7 via @Heritage

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Book Cover for: Seven Deadly Economic Sins, James R. Otteson

Seven Deadly Economic Sins

James R. Otteson
James OttesonJames Otteson

I'm looking forward to taping a podcast this afternoon with @jessi_moorhouse on my new forthcoming book, Seven Deadly Economic Sins! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1108843379/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_VFZP9GFZCGTZNDEJJ7M7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Paperback, 2023

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics, O. Carter Snead

What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics

O. Carter Snead
James OttesonJames Otteson

I have a lot of books on my summer reading list. Here is one I'm reading now, which I've been meaning to read since its publication in 2020, from my colleague @cartersnead: What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics.

Paperback, 2022

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius, Ryan Holiday

Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius

Ryan Holiday
James OttesonJames Otteson

Continuing with #SummerReading: Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman's Lives of the Stoics. Among other things, I learned a new word: philoponia, or "love of work," which they associate with Cleanthes. https://t.co/GukQb0NYGV

Hardcover, 2020

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Leviathan: (Original Edition), T. Hobbes

Leviathan: (Original Edition)

T. Hobbes
James OttesonJames Otteson

@morallawwithin @ShalMarriott Hume’s histories are absolutely delightful. Well worth the time. FWIW, not sure I’d dedicate the time to Heidegger. A book I’d recommend reading all of is Hobbes’s Leviathan. We tend to focus on only a few parts of it, but reading the whole book gives a rich new perspective.

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