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Two stories of capitalism

Students explore two contrasting stories about the benefits and failures of capitalism, identify the moral intuitions behind each story, and write a third story about capitalism that integrates aspects of both stories.

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  • Teaching material type Analogy mapping, Full lesson plan, Reading text, Video
  • Subject Areas Civics, Economics, Ethics, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Social Studies
  • Learning Goals Critical Thinking, Evaluation Competency, Intellectual Humility, Intercultural Competence
  • Suitable Grade Levels 9-12
  • Concepts Autonomy, Capitalism, Cognitive Biases, Cooperation, Democracy, Equality, Fairness, Moral cognition, Morality, Narratives
  • Content Anchors​ Our Mind, Sustainable Development Goals

Author: Susan Hanisch

  • Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike [CC BY-NC-SA]

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