Ebook: Adam Smith: Systematic Philosopher and Public Thinker
Author: Eric Schliesser
- Tags: Smith Adam -- 1723-1790, Philosophy, Economics -- Philosophy
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Language: English
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Adam Smith traces the outlines of Smith's intellectual system and situates it in the context of his highly developed views on the norms that govern responsible speech. In particular, the book articulates Smith's concerns about the impact of his public policy recommendations, especially on the least powerful in society. In so doing, Schliesser offers new interpretations of Smith's views on the invisible hand, the Wealth of Nations, his treatment of virtue, the nature of freedom, the individual's relationship to society, his account of the passions, the moral roles of religion, and his treatment of the role of mathematics in economics.
While the book does offer a single argument, it is organized in a modular fashion and includes a helpful index; readers with a more focused interest in Smith's achievements can skip to their section of interest.