On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Philosophical CompanionPrinceton University Press, 2009 M01 10 - 352 páginas Adam Smith was a philosopher before he ever wrote about economics, yet until now there has never been a philosophical commentary on the Wealth of Nations. Samuel Fleischacker suggests that Smith's vastly influential treatise on economics can be better understood if placed in the light of his epistemology, philosophy of science, and moral theory. He lays out the relevance of these aspects of Smith's thought to specific themes in the Wealth of Nations, arguing, among other things, that Smith regards social science as an extension of common sense rather than as a discipline to be approached mathematically, that he has moral as well as pragmatic reasons for approving of capitalism, and that he has an unusually strong belief in human equality that leads him to anticipate, if not quite endorse, the modern doctrine of distributive justice. |
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... Rules of Justice Critical Jurisprudence and the Problems in Defining “Harm” A Second Argument for the Precision of Rules of Justice Reconstructing Smith's Theory of Natural Justice Smith's Critical Jurisprudence in LJ and WN CHAPTER ...
... rules by which praise and approbation are naturally and commonly bestowed. (TMS 115) The length of this sentence can be explained in part by considerations of ele- gance. The second clause—“no satisfaction that will bear any serious ...
... rules,” “praise and approbation,” “naturally and commonly”—is not there solely for rhythmic effect. By giving us two words, Smith encourages us to think about the differ- ence between “measures” and “rules” and the similarity between ...
... rules that seem sacred to us. Finally, after granting so much to the utilitarian account, Smith begins the next paragraph with a “But” and proceeds to make clear that he rejects the utilitarian view: “it is not a regard to the ...
... rule. One of these possible exceptions arises when an industry is needed for a country's defense and Smith uses this as an excuse to discuss Britain's Navigation Laws, which were justified in part on a defense basis. The discussion ...
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