Adam Smith and the economy of the passions / Jan Horst Keppler ; edited by Robert Chase.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keppler, Jan Horst, 1961-

Contributor:

Chase, Robert.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 116.

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 116

Standardized Title:

Économie des passions selon Adam Smith. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.

Smith, Adam.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fertility of Adam Smith's work stems from a paradoxical structure where the pursuit of economic self-interest and wealth accumulation serve wider social objectives. The incentive for this wealth accumulation comes from a desire for social recognition or ""sympathy"" - the need to recognise ourselves in our peers - which is the primary incentive for moderating and transforming our violent and egotistical passions. Adam Smith thus examines in detail the subliminal emotional structure underlying market behaviour. This new book by Professor Jan Horst Keppler presents an Adam S

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: Personal ethics and social morality; 2 Sympathy, communication, exchange: The horizontal world; 3 The vertical world of the impartial spectator; 4 The paradoxical synthesis; 5 Conclusion: The ethics of morality; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-94216-5

1-136-94217-3

1-282-73280-3

9786612732805

0-203-84756-3

9780203847565

OCLC:

728678889