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Thrift and American Culture
Working Conference: October 2005
In
October 2005, some thirty scholars from the disciplines
of philosophy, history, economics, psychology, and sociology
met in Prouts Neck, Maine, to discuss papers dealing with
the significance of thrift in American society, as part
of the Capitalism
and Moral Order Project. Drawing
on the word’s original connotation of thriving,
scholars explored the following questions: What is human
thriving? What goods does it depend upon? Are these goods
reflected in our economic priorities? What would it mean
for our nation to flourish in its present circumstances?
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