Adam Smith: Selected Philosophical WritingsAndrews UK Limited, 2012 M10 2 - 352 páginas Adam Smith (1723–90) studied under Francis Hutcheson at the University of Glasgow, befriended David Hume while lecturing on rhetoric and jurisprudence in Edinburgh, was elected Professor of Logic, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Vice-rector, and eventually Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, and, along with Hutcheson, Hume, and a few others, went on to become one of the chief figures of the astonishing period of learning known as the Scottish Enlightenment. He is the author of two books: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). TMS brought Smith considerable acclaim during his lifetime and was quickly considered one of the great works of moral theory. It deeply impressed Immanuel Kant, for example, who called Smith his 'Liebling' or 'favourite', and Charles Darwin, who in his Descent of Man (1871) endorsed and accepted several of Smith's 'striking' conclusions. TMS went through fully six revised editions during Smith's lifetime. Since the nineteenth century, Smith's fame has largely rested on his Wealth of Nations, which must be considered one of the most important works of the millennium: its argument for free trade, its explanation of the price mechanism and the division of labor, its qualified defense of market economies, and its powerful criticisms of mercantilist economic theories are now standard fare in economics courses, not to mention the basis of a large portion of today's worldwide economic policy. And its account of human nature is now classic. Both The Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations reveal Smith's impressively broad learning, but he wrote and lectured on a number of other subjects as well. This anthology collects, for the first time in one volume, not only generous selections from each of Smith's books but also substantial selections from his other work, including his lectures on jurisprudence, his history and philosophy of science, his criticism and belles lettres, and his philosophy of language. It also includes two important letters from Hume, as well as Smith's account of Hume's death. |
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... equal to four, must certainly be approved of by all the world, but will not, surely, be much admired It is the acute and delicate discernment of the man of taste, who distinguishes the minute, and scarce perceptible differences of ...
... equal to four, must certainly be approved of by all the world, but will not, surely, be much admired It is the acute and delicate discernment of the man of taste, who distinguishes the minute, and scarce perceptible differences of ...
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... equals, but upon the fanciful and foolish favour of ignorant, presumptuous, and proud superiors; flattery and falsehood too often prevail over merit and abilities In such societies the abilities to please, are more regarded than the ...
... equals, but upon the fanciful and foolish favour of ignorant, presumptuous, and proud superiors; flattery and falsehood too often prevail over merit and abilities In such societies the abilities to please, are more regarded than the ...
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... equal excess of almost any other passion derived from the imagination And this too violent resentment, instead of carrying us along with it, becomes itself the object of our resentment and indignation We enter into the opposite ...
... equal excess of almost any other passion derived from the imagination And this too violent resentment, instead of carrying us along with it, becomes itself the object of our resentment and indignation We enter into the opposite ...
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... equals, be extorted by force Among equals each individual is naturally, and antecedent to the institution of civil government, regarded as having a right both to defend himself from injuries, and to exact a certain degree of punishment ...
... equals, be extorted by force Among equals each individual is naturally, and antecedent to the institution of civil government, regarded as having a right both to defend himself from injuries, and to exact a certain degree of punishment ...
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... equals can with propriety force him to do, or which they can punish him for not doing We may often fulfil all the rules of justice by sitting still and doing nothing As every man doth, so shall it be done to him, and retaliation seems ...
... equals can with propriety force him to do, or which they can punish him for not doing We may often fulfil all the rules of justice by sitting still and doing nothing As every man doth, so shall it be done to him, and retaliation seems ...
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