Lewis Hyde, The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property (1983) – Updated in 2007 as The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World Lewis Hyde’s The Gift has gone through a couple of subtitle changes but remains a foundational text in understanding the etymology of gifts and generosity. Each chapter addressesContinue reading “The Gift”
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Why Equality is Better
Richard, Wilkinson & Kate Pickett, The Spirit Level. Why Equality is Better for Everyone, (2010) In my opinion, the suggestion there should be less inequality is not particularly controversial. However, suggesting that there should be equality is met with more opposition. Equality in the context of The Spirit Level is more than just simply incomeContinue reading “Why Equality is Better”
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