Adam Smith: A Very Short Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780198784456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 152 str.

Christopher J. Berry

Opis

Today Adam Smith, author of the Wealth of Nations, is associated with the promotion of self-interest and a defence of greed. Yet if Smith is actually read this is more a caricature than a faithful portrait. Berry offers a balanced and nuanced view of this seminal thinker, set against contemporary European history, politics, and philosophy.

Recenzje

The book certainly delivers on being a "stimulating and accessible account" of Smith's context and work and therefore every library must acquire a copy. Alex M. Thomas, Indian Journal of Human Development

O autorze

Chris Berry is Professor Emeritus at Glasgow University. In addition to his reputation as a leading scholar of Smith, Hume, and the Scottish Enlightenment, his books include The Idea of Luxury (Cambridge University Press, 1994_. He has given invited keynote lectures on his work in China, Japan, Chile, USA, and across Europe. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland' s National Academy) , of which Adam Smith was a founder member.