But maybe it works poorly when things aren’t obviously commodities. Like, I think there’s a place for virtue ethics—just being the kind of person you would want to see in the world. And I think lots of people who take a virtue-based approach could reasonably object that always thinking of good in terms of money could be self-defeating.
Also, some psychological studies apparently show that thinking about money decreases your generosity.
But maybe it works poorly when things aren’t obviously commodities. Like, I think there’s a place for virtue ethics—just being the kind of person you would want to see in the world. And I think lots of people who take a virtue-based approach could reasonably object that always thinking of good in terms of money could be self-defeating.
Also, some psychological studies apparently show that thinking about money decreases your generosity.