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Author : Adam Smith (économiste)
Release : 1812
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Book Synopsis The Theory of Moral Sentiments by : Adam Smith (économiste)
Download or read book The Theory of Moral Sentiments written by Adam Smith (économiste). This book was released on 1812. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : D. D. Raphael
Release : 2007-01-25
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis The Impartial Spectator by : D. D. Raphael
Download or read book The Impartial Spectator written by D. D. Raphael. This book was released on 2007-01-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D. D. Raphael provides a critical account of the moral philosophy of Adam Smith, presented in his first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Whilst it does not have the same prominence in its field as his work on economics, The Wealth of Nations, Smith's writing on ethics is of continuing importance and interest today, especially for its theory of conscience. Smith sees the origin of conscience in the sympathetic and antipathetic feelings of spectators. As spectators of the actions of other people, we can imagine how we would feel in their situation. If we would share their motives, we approve of their action. If not, we disapprove. When we ourselves take an action, we know from experience what spectators would feel, approval or disapproval. That knowledge forms conscience, an imagined impartial spectator who tells us whether an action is right or wrong. In describing the content of moral judgement, Smith is much influenced by Stoic ethics, with an emphasis on self-command, but he voices criticism as well as praise. His own position is a combination of Stoic and Christian values. There is a substantial difference between the first five editions of the Moral Sentiments and the sixth. Failure to take account of this has led some commentators to mistaken views about the supposed youthful idealism of the Moral Sentiments as contrasted with the mature realism of The Wealth of Nations. A further source of error has been the supposition that Smith treats sympathy as the motive of moral action, as contrasted with the supposedly universal motive of self-interest in The Wealth of Nations.
Author : Jerry Evensky
Release : 2005-10-03
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 770/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy by : Jerry Evensky
Download or read book Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy written by Jerry Evensky. This book was released on 2005-10-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Smith is the best known among economists for his book, The Wealth of Nations, often viewed as the keystone of modern economic thought. For many he has become associated with a quasi-libertarian laissez-faire philosophy. Others, often heterodox economists and social philosophers, on the contrary, focus on Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and explore his moral theory. There has been a long debate about the relationship or lack thereof between these, his two great works. This work treats these dimensions of Smith's work as elements in a seamless moral philosophical vision, demonstrating the integrated nature of these works and Smith's other writings. This book weaves Smith into a constructive critique of modern economic analysis (engaging along the way the work of Nobel Laureates Gary Becker, Amarty Sen, Douglass North, and James Buchanan) and builds bridges between that discourse and the other social sciences.
Author : Russ Roberts
Release : 2015-10-13
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life by : Russ Roberts
Download or read book How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life written by Russ Roberts. This book was released on 2015-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How the insights of an 18th century economist can help us live better in the 21st century. Adam Smith became famous for The Wealth of Nations, but the Scottish economist also cared deeply about our moral choices and behavior--the subjects of his other brilliant book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759). Now, economist Russ Roberts shows why Smith's neglected work might be the greatest self-help book you've never read. Roberts explores Smith's unique and fascinating approach to fundamental questions such as: - What is the deepest source of human satisfaction? - Why do we sometimes swing between selfishness and altruism? - What's the connection between morality and happiness? Drawing on current events, literature, history, and pop culture, Roberts offers an accessible and thought-provoking view of human behavior through the lenses of behavioral economics and philosophy"--
Author : Adam Smith
Release : 1761
Genre : Ethics
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Book Synopsis The Theory of Moral Sentiments by : Adam Smith
Download or read book The Theory of Moral Sentiments written by Adam Smith. This book was released on 1761. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
