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ERIC Number: EJ371432
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Economy of Virtue and the Primacy of Prudence.
Green, Thomas F.
American Journal of Education, v96 n2 p127-42 Feb 1988
Analyzes the process by which people become moral beings. An economic argument shows that the costs of both virtue and evil are small. There must be some incentive to practice prudence. Prudence is learned prior to morality and must be fostered in order to create moral beings. (VM)
Descriptors: Economics, Incentives, Institutions, Moral Values, Philosophy, Sanctions, Social Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Virtue
Note: Special issue on the moral life of schools.