A scholarly edition of a work by Adam Smith. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of a work by Adam Smith. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarl...
Robert L. Heilbroner Adam Smith Lawrence J. Malone
The sheer strength of his great work, The Wealth of Nations, discourages many from attempting to explore its rich and lucid arguments. In this brilliantly crafted volume, one of the most eminent economists of our day provides a generous selection from the entire body of Smith's work, ranging from his fascinating psychological observations on human nature to his famous treatise on what Smith called a "society of natural liberty," The Wealth of Nations.
Among the works represented in this volume in addition to The Wealth of Nations are The History of...
The sheer strength of his great work, The Wealth of Nations, discourages many from attempting to explore its rich and lucid arguments. In ...
Adam Smith has rightly been called the father of free-market economics. The great statesman Edmund Burke said that The Wealth of Nations may have been the most important book ever written. The philosopher David Hume was also lavish in his praise for the work. Modern economist Todd G. Buchholz has added this assessment: "But is it a good book? Not only is it a good book, it is a great one. With the hubris that goaded Gods into striking down Greek tragic heroes, Adam Smith stared confidently at the world and delivered nine hundred pages of analysis, prophecy, fact, and fable--most of it clear,...
Adam Smith has rightly been called the father of free-market economics. The great statesman Edmund Burke said that The Wealth of Nations may have been...
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is an important philosophical work by Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith. Smith writes largely about moral rights, focusing on the nature of morality and the motive of morality. This key work is divided into four parts which are Ethics and Virtue, Private Rights and Natural Liberty, Familial Rights and State and Individual Rights. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is highly recommended for those who are interested in the writings of Adam Smith and also those who are discovering his works for the first time.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is an important philosophical work by Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith. Smith writes largely abo...
