On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations : : A Philosophical Companion / / Samuel Fleischacker.
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 ep...
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Fleischacker, Samuel, author. On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations : A Philosophical Companion / Samuel Fleischacker. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009] ©2004 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I. Methodology -- CHAPTER ONE. Literary Method -- CHAPTER TWO. Epistemology and Philosophy of Science -- CHAPTER THREE Moral Philosophy -- PART II. Human Nature -- CHAPTER FOUR. Overview -- CHAPTER FIVE. Self-Interest -- CHAPTER SIX. Vanity -- PART III. Foundations of Economics -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Foundations of Economics -- PART IV Justice -- CHAPTER EIGHT. A Theory of Justice? -- CHAPTER NINE. Property Rights -- CHAPTER TEN. Distributive Justice -- PART V. Politics -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Politics -- Epilogue -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Learning from Smith Today -- Notes -- Index Locorum -- General Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Fleischacker also places Smith's views in relation to the work of his contemporaries, especially his teacher Francis Hutcheson and friend David Hume, and draws out consequences of Smith's thought for present-day political and philosophical debates. The Companion is divided into five general sections, which can be read independently of one another. It contains an index that points to commentary on specific passages in Wealth of Nations. Written in an approachable style befitting Smith's own clear yet finely honed rhetoric, it is intended for professional philosophers and political economists as well as those coming to Smith for the first time. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) PHILOSOPHY / Political. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2000-2015 9783110662580 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Univ. Press eBook Package 2000-2013 9783110413434 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459531 print 9780691123905 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400826056 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400826056.jpg |
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Fleischacker, Samuel, On Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations : A Philosophical Companion / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I. Methodology -- CHAPTER ONE. Literary Method -- CHAPTER TWO. Epistemology and Philosophy of Science -- CHAPTER THREE Moral Philosophy -- PART II. Human Nature -- CHAPTER FOUR. Overview -- CHAPTER FIVE. Self-Interest -- CHAPTER SIX. Vanity -- PART III. Foundations of Economics -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Foundations of Economics -- PART IV Justice -- CHAPTER EIGHT. A Theory of Justice? -- CHAPTER NINE. Property Rights -- CHAPTER TEN. Distributive Justice -- PART V. Politics -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Politics -- Epilogue -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Learning from Smith Today -- Notes -- Index Locorum -- General Index |
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