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My guest today is James R. Otteson, the John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. He received his BA from Notre Dame and a PhD from the University of Chicago, and has taught at Wake Forest University, Yeshiva University, NYU, Georgetown, and the University of Alabama. His published work focuses on Adam Smith, eighteenth-century moral and political thought, liberalism, political economy, and business ethics.
The topic is his book Seven Deadly Economic Sins: Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:
- What is Morality?
- Ethics and Metaethics
- Correspondence Theory of Truth
- Group Identity
- Positive Sum and Zero Sum
- Wealth and Prosperity
- Covid 2020
- Jealousy and Resentments
- Seven Deadly Economic Sins
- The Importance of Privacy
- Blockchain Technology
Mentions & Resources:
- James Otteson
- Seven Deadly Economic Sins: Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know
- Aristotle
- Zero-sum game
- Jeff Bezos
- Microsoft Corporation
- jamesotteson.com
- @jroii
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