Interpreting Adam Smith : critical essays / edited by Paul Sagar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sagar, Paul (Lecturer in political theory), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.

Smith, Adam.

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790--Influence.

Enlightenment--Scotland.

Enlightenment.

Economics--Philosophy.

Economics.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith. Long known as the 'father of economics', Smith also produced moral and political writings which have increasingly come to be recognised as major contributions to the Scottish, and indeed wider European, Enlightenment. In this collection of original essays, leading Smith scholars offer fresh perspectives on how to think about Smith's ideas, the nature and importance of his works, and their impact upon subsequent thinkers and ultimately the world we live inches Bringing together both leading experts and some of the most exciting new voices in the field, this collection seeks both to celebrate and deepen our appreciation of what Adam Smith has to teach us.

Contents:

Smith scholarship : past, present, and future / Glory M. Liu

The wealth of nations as a work of social science / Christopher J. Berry

Adam Smith's 'Industrial Organization' of religion / Barry R. Weingast

Talking to my butcher : self-Interest, exchange, and freedom in The wealth of nations / Samuel Fleischacker

What did Adam Smith mean? The semantics of the opening key principles in The wealth of nations / Bart J. Wilson and Gian Marco Farese

Adam Smith and virtuous business / James R. Otteson

Adam Smith and the morality of political economy : a public choice reading / Maria Pia Paganelli

A moral philosophy for commercial society? / Robin Douglass

Adam Smith, sufficientarian / Paul Sagar

Narrowing the scope of resentment in Smith's theory of moral sentiments / John T. Scott and Michelle Schwarze

Adam Smith : stoic and epicurean / Lisa Hill

'Much Better Instructors' : Adam Smith and the role of literature in moral education / Lauren Kopajtic

Sophie De Grouchy as an activist interpreter of Adam Smith / Kathleen McCrudden Illert

Adam Smith and the limits of philosophy / Craig Smith.

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ISBN:

9781009296335 (ebook)

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