What is “A Rich Life”?

Isn’t that the question?

In 2019, Professors Abram Van Engen (English) and Peter Boumgarden (Business) launched a class on markets and morality at Washington University in St. Louis. Their thesis was that you can learn something unique about market systems and broader questions of meaning by engaging with literature.

But beyond business ethics, a set of weighty and existential questions kept coming up throughout the class for both professors and students. What does it mean to live a rich life in the market systems we inhabit? What does finding and living a life of meaning in the market require?

At “A Rich Life,” join Peter, Abram, their friend and colleague Daryl Van Tongeren, and a stable of guest writers as they explore the creative intersection of market, morality, and meaning.

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