Luigino Bruni

Biographic Data

ID973827
NAMELuigino Bruni
GIVEN NAMESLuigino
FAMILY NAMEBruni
SIGNATUREBRUNI L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Milano-Bicocca
ORCID0000-0002-2005-5610
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS32
TOTAL CITATIONS100
AUTHOR COUNT27
EDITOR COUNT9
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX4

  • At the Roots of Business Ethics

    Open AccessLuigino BruniARTICLEJournal of Business Ethics2024

  • Capitalism and Christianity

    Luigino BruniBOOKCapitalism and Christianity2023

    Drawing on debates about the religious nature and origins of contemporary European capitalism, this book argues for a distinction between a Northern/Protestant and a Southern/Catholic spirit of capitalism. The first part of the book explores the history of the relationship between capitalism and Christianity. Going back much further than Weber’s “protestant ethic” arguments, it looks at the early centuries of Christianity from the gospels to Augu…

  • The theological stems of modern economic ideas

    Open AccessLuigino Bruni, Paolo SantoriARTICLEEuropean Journal of the History…2023

    Voluntarism is a medieval theological doctrine that argues that God’s will takes precedence over God’s intellect and explores the consequences on the relation between Creation and the Creator. We show that Duns Scotus’s theological voluntarism had an important impact on his economic teachings. Moreover, we suggest that it opened an ontological path that fostered the theorisation of modern economic ideas. Voluntarism undermined the Aristotelian-Th…

  • In praise of the persona economica

    Open AccessValentina Rotondi, Luigino Bruni et al.ARTICLEHumanities and Social Sciences…2022

    We live in the era of the commons, and we experience the tragedy of their daily overexploitation (Hardin, 1994 ). This is also true for so-called global commons, such as the oceans, biodiversity, and outer space. The most challenging tragedy we are currently facing is undoubtedly the deterioration of the biosphere (Dasgupta, 2021 ) due to climate change. Although over six billion “players” take part in the global tragedy of the commons—“a game th…

  • The other invisible hand. The social and economic effects of theodicy in Vico and Genovesi

    Open AccessLuigino Bruni, Paolo SantoriARTICLEEuropean Journal of the History…2022

    This paper explores the implications for modern economic thought of the debate on Theodicy, i.e., the coexistence of a good, almighty God and worldly evils. In the 17th century, this problem was raised by Pierre Bayle. The analysis focuses on the 18th century Italian school of Civil economy represented by Antonio Genovesi. Our argument is that Genovesi, and Giambattista Vico before him, reacted to Bayle’s Manichaean and Atheistic view on theodicy…

  • The Illusion of Merit and the Demons of Economic Meritocracy

    Open AccessLuigino Bruni, Paolo SantoriARTICLEJournal of Business Ethics2022

  • The Economics of Values, Ideals and Organizations

    Luigino BruniBOOKEconomics of Values, Ideals and…2021

    Values-based organizations are institutions, communities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which are inspired by a mission or a vocation – for these groups it is their ideals which are most important to them and economics does not have a way to incorporate that into its analysis. This book provides a short introduction to the economics of values-based organizations. The book opens with an analysis of some phenomena common to all organizat…

  • Sociedad civil y bien común. Hacia una nueva articulación del mercado, el estado y la sociedad civil. Tomo I

    Open AccessPapa Francisco, Stefano Zamagni et al.BOOKSociedad civil y bien común.…2018

    La presente obra propone una sana relación entre las lógicas del mercado, del Estado y del don -cuya sede principal es la sociedad civil-, sin que cada una de esas dimensiones pierda su propia autonomía relativa. No solamente plantea dicha nueva articulación en el nivel teórico, sino que la muestra en nuevas praxis sociales, sobre todo en el nivel local y micro, pero con proyecciones posibles tanto nacionales como continentales y globales. Un cam…

  • Policies for Happiness

    Stefano Bartolini, Ennio Bilancini et al.BOOKPOLICIES FOR HAPPINESS2016

    Happiness research is raising new questions that capture the attention of a growing public audience. This book considers three classes of such questions, attempting to provide answers in a format that is broadly accessible. The first class of questions considered pertains to foundational issues and can be summarized as follows: should happiness research be taken seriously for the purposes of policy-making? Is subjective well-being a meaningful po…

  • Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Happiness and Quality of Life

    Stanca L, Luigino Bruni et al.BOOKHandbook of Research Methods and…2016

    In order to proceed with exploring the methodological issues related to the measurement (indicators of happiness) and evaluation (quality of happiness), it is important to clarify what we mean by the term ‘happiness’. The debate around the definition of a new approach of measuring well-being of nations has put ‘happiness’ at the centre of concerns by highlighting, among others, two aspects to be considered: the individual observation and the subj…

  • Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Happiness and Quality of Life

    Luigino Bruni, Pier Luigi PortaBOOKHandbook of Research Methods and…2016

  • Policies for Happiness

    Stefano Bartolini, Ennio Bilancini et al.BOOKPOLICIES FOR HAPPINESS2016

  • Les relations en tant que biens

    Luigino BruniARTICLERevue du MAUSS2016References: 4

    Cet article se propose d'approfondir la précieuse notion, développée depuis une trentaine d'années tant en philosophie, en sociologie et en économie, de « bien relationnel ». Si l'économie traditionnelle ne peut faire droit à de tels biens, n'est-ce pas parce qu'elle ne voit que des individus, des individus qui font des choix (entre des biens) et qui ne nouent de relations que pour mieux maximiser ces biens ? Or, montre l'auteur, il est des biens…

  • Economics and Theology in Italy since the Eighteenth Century

    Luigino Bruni, Stefano Zamagni et al.CHAPTERThe Oxford Handbook Of…2014

    The “classic” Christian tradition of sociality, here referred to as Aristotelian-Thomistic, found a significant expression in economics within the eighteenth-century Neapolitan tradition of Civil Economy. This Civil Economy tradition includes the works Antonio Genovesi and Giacinto Dragonetti, which are examined in detail. It was submerged by other currents of modernity but has reappeared in recent Roman Catholic economic thought, in particular P…

  • Beyond Carrots and Sticks

    Luigino Bruni, Fabrizio Panebianco et al.ARTICLEReview of Social Economy2014Cited by: 3References: 25

    This paper is based on the intuition of Dragonetti, an old Neapolitan economist, which argues that a society experiences economic and civic development if agents promote values and virtues, more than solely rely on punishments stated by law. We thus study the evolution of cooperative behaviors using a mechanism of endogenous social rewards for cooperation (SRC). These additional (material) rewards depend on the recognition that the society—each a…

  • The Paretian Turn

    Luigino BruniARTICLERevue européenne des sciences…2013Cited by: 2References: 4

    Using his "naked fact" methodology of rational choice theory, this article discusses Pareto's re-foundation of microeconomics. Before Pareto, first generation neoclassical economists based their approach on theoretical and experimental psychology, something methodologically similar to what contemporary behavioural economics does. During the 20th century, Pareto, and mainstream microeconomists, treated economics as a separate science of rational c…

  • Reclaiming Virtue Ethics for Economics

    Open AccessLuigino Bruni, Robert SugdenARTICLEThe Journal of Economic…2013Cited by: 4References: 16

    Virtue ethics is an important strand of moral philosophy, and a significant body of philosophical work in virtue ethics is associated with a radical critique of the market economy and of economics. Expressed crudely, the charge sheet is this: The market depends on instrumental rationality and extrinsic motivation; market interactions therefore fail to respect the internal value of human practices and the intrinsic motivations of human actors; by …

  • The Genesis and Ethos of the Market

    Open AccessLuigino BruniBOOKGenesis and Ethos of the Market2012

    A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory. In his analysis of market ethics Bruni calls for

  • The Charismatic Principle in Social Life

    Mara Del Baldo, Luigino Bruni et al.BOOKThe charismatic principle in…2012

    Sustainable development, which is as necessary for everyone as much as it is not yet shared by all since it calls issues of profits and advantage into question, needs courageous, creative, competent and enthusiastic people. People who add vigour to a theory where value does not always correspond just to stock market capitalization, but looks towards the intrinsic value which lies behind every act that man and organisations within which he operate…

  • The happiness of sociality. Economics and eudaimonia

    Open AccessLuigino BruniARTICLERationality and Society2010Cited by: 1References: 41

    The paper discusses some issues of the debate on happiness in economics. In particular it deals with the relationship between happiness and sociality. In fact, in contemporary ‘economics and happiness’ literature there is a new interest in interpersonal relationships thanks to the huge empirical evidence that genuine sociality is one of the heaviest components of self-reported happiness. At the same time, mainstream economics is badly equipped fo…

  • Pareto’s legacy in modern economics. The case of psychology

    Luigino BruniARTICLERevue européenne des sciences…2010Cited by: 4References: 20

    1. Introduction In the late 19th century, neoclassical economics (the economics of rational choice and maximisation) developed. Originally, neoclassical economics was grounded on utilitarian psychology – the assumption that there exists a one-dimensional, interpersonally comparable measure of mental states (‘pleasure’), and the hypothesis that rational individual choice was maximisation of this measure. But some embarrassment about the fact that …

  • Éros, Philia et Agapè

    Luigino BruniARTICLERevue du MAUSS2010Cited by: 1References: 11

    À partir de la distinction classique entre Éros, Philia et Agapè, cet article présente une théorie multidimensionnelle de la réciprocité. Après avoir décrit les principes caractéristiques de chacune d'entre elles, il montre comment elles interagissent. La thèse principale de cet article est que seule une approche pluraliste de la réciprocité, du contrat au don, permet d'analyser comment la réciprocité peut être viable à long terme

  • The Value of Vocation. The Crucial Role of Intrinsically Motivated People in Values-based Organizations

    Luigino Bruni, Alessandra SmerilliARTICLEReview of Social Economy2009Cited by: 1References: 13

    The aim of the paper is to analyze the dynamics that arise in Values-based Organizations when ideal quality deteriorates. On the basis of Hirschman's “exit and voice” model, we analyze the mechanism that encourage the best subjects, the ones intrinsically motivated who care most about the mission and ideal quality of the organization, to leave the organization if their voice is ignored. By combining Hirschman's and a “critical mass” model, we sho…

  • Capabilities and Happiness

    Luigino Bruni, Flavio Comim et al.BOOKCapabilities and happiness2008

    Few would dispute that the well-being of individuals is one of the most desirable aims of human actions. However, approaches on how to define, measure, evaluate, and promote well-being differ widely. The conventional economic approach takes income (or the power to acquire market goods) as the most important indicator for well-being, and the utility function as the formal device for positive and normative analysis. However, this approach to well-b…

  • Religious Values and Corporate Decision Making

    Luigino Bruni, Amelia J Uelmen

    INTRODUCTION Recently some of the legal, economic and management literature has begun to explore the numerous complex questions and concerns that arise with the prospect of integrating religious perspectives, values and frameworks into business life. From economic and legal perspectives, does integration of religious perspectives threaten the integrity of current business structures? From a religious perspective, might integration of religious be…