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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... Social Science 8. Types of Evidence 9. Providentialism CHAPTER THREE Moral Philosophy 10. Moral Sentimentalism 11. The Wealth of Nations and Moral Philosophy 12. A Moral Assessment of Capitalism? PART II Human Nature CHAPTER FOUR ...
... social scientist, yet it remains unclear to this day what relationship his philosophical writings bear to his trea- tise on economics. There is little indication in the Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (WN) ...
... social scientists, abjuring technical coinages and mathematical algorithms in favor of historical narrative and explanations, laced with vivid examples drawn from ordinary life. Smith also organizes his material very clearly, announcing ...
... comes with us from the womb, and never leaves us till we go into the grave” (WN 341)? And third, is the entire “invisible hand” account of social phenomena just a literal description of how things 1. Obstacles to Reading Smith 5.
A Philosophical Companion Samuel Fleischacker. of social phenomena just a literal description of how things work, or is it also an ironic commentary on the corruption and foolishness involved in attempts to control society with a visible ...
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