The Life Of Adam Smith

Author : Ian Simpson Ross
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191613944

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The Life of Adam Smith by Ian Simpson Ross Pdf

This new edition of The Life of Adam Smith remains the only book to give a full account of Smith's life whilst also placing his work into the context of his life and times. Updated to include new scholarship which has recently come to light, this full-scale biography of Adam Smith examines the personality, career, and social and intellectual circumstances of the Scottish moral philosopher regarded as the founder of scientific economics, whose legacy of thought - most notably about the free market and the role of the state - concerns us all. Ian Simpson Ross draws on correspondence, archival documents, the reports of contemporaries, and the record of Smith's publications to fashion a lively account of Adam Smith as a man of letters, moralist, historian, and critic, as well as an economist. Supported with full scholarly apparatus for students and academics, the book also offers 20 halftone illustrations representing Smith and the world in which he lived.

Author : Russ Roberts
Publisher : Portfolio
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781591847953

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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life by Russ Roberts Pdf

"How the insights of an 18th century economist can help us live better in the 21st century. Adam Smith became famous for The Wealth of Nations, but the Scottish economist also cared deeply about our moral choices and behavior--the subjects of his other brilliant book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759). Now, economist Russ Roberts shows why Smith's neglected work might be the greatest self-help book you've never read. Roberts explores Smith's unique and fascinating approach to fundamental questions such as: - What is the deepest source of human satisfaction? - Why do we sometimes swing between selfishness and altruism? - What's the connection between morality and happiness? Drawing on current events, literature, history, and pop culture, Roberts offers an accessible and thought-provoking view of human behavior through the lenses of behavioral economics and philosophy"--

Author : Ian Simpson Ross
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199550036

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The Life of Adam Smith by Ian Simpson Ross Pdf

In this, the first full-scale biography of Adam Smith for a hundred years, Ian Simpson Ross brings his subject into historical light as a thinker and author by examining his family circumstance, education, career, and social and intellectual circle, including David Hume and Francois Quesnay. Smith's life is revealed through his correspondence, archival documents, the reports of contemporaries, and the record of his publications. This is the life of a Scottish moral philosopher whose legacy of thought concerns and affects us all. Its lively and informed account will appeal to those interested in the social and intellectual milieu of the eighteenth century, and in Scottish history. Economists and philosophers will find much to read about the history of their disciplines, supported by full documentation.

Author : Adam Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Economics
ISBN : UCAL:$B87540

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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Pdf

Author : Ryan Patrick Hanley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400873487

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Adam Smith by Ryan Patrick Hanley Pdf

Adam Smith (1723–90) is perhaps best known as one of the first champions of the free market and is widely regarded as the founding father of capitalism. From his ideas about the promise and pitfalls of globalization to his steadfast belief in the preservation of human dignity, his work is as relevant today as it was in the eighteenth century. Here, Ryan Hanley brings together some of the world's finest scholars from across a variety of disciplines to offer new perspectives on Smith’s life, thought, and enduring legacy. Contributors provide succinct and accessible discussions of Smith’s landmark works and the historical context in which he wrote them, the core concepts of Smith’s social vision, and the lasting impact of Smith’s ideas in both academia and the broader world. They reveal other sides of Smith beyond the familiar portrayal of him as the author of the invisible hand, emphasizing his deep interests in such fields as rhetoric, ethics, and jurisprudence. Smith emerges not just as a champion of free markets but also as a thinker whose unique perspective encompasses broader commitments to virtue, justice, equality, and freedom. An essential introduction to Adam Smith’s life and work, this incisive and thought-provoking book features contributions from leading figures such as Nicholas Phillipson, Amartya Sen, and John C. Bogle. It demonstrates how Smith’s timeless insights speak to contemporary concerns such as growth in the developing world and the future of free trade, and how his influence extends to fields ranging from literature and philosophy to religion and law.

Author : Nicholas T. Phillipson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300174434

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Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life by Nicholas T. Phillipson Pdf

Nicholas Phillipson's intellectual biography of Adam Smith shows that Smith saw himself as philosopher rather than an economist. Phillipson shows Smith's famous works were a part of a larger scheme to establish a "Science of Man," which was to encompass law, history, and aesthetics as well as economics and ethics. Phillipson explains Adam Smith's part in the rapidly changing intellectual and commercial cultures of Glasgow and Edinburgh at the time of the Scottish Enlightenment. Above all Phillipson explains how far Smith's ideas developed in dialog with his closest friend David Hume. --Publisher's description.

Author : Ryan Hanley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691216706

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Our Great Purpose by Ryan Hanley Pdf

Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics.

Author : Adam Smith
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1987-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780393242607

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The Essential Adam Smith by Adam Smith Pdf

Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read. 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 Astronomy, Lectures on Jurisprudence, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and Smith's correspondence with David Hume. Before each of Smith's writings Robert Heilbroner presents a clear and lively discussion that will interest the scholar as much as it will clarify the work for the non-specialist. Adam Smith emerges from this collection of his writings, as he does from his portrait in Professor Heilbroner's well-known book, as the first economist to deserve the title of "worldly philosopher."

Author : Adam Smith (économiste)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BCUL:1092833964

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith (économiste) Pdf

Author : Adam Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1761
Category : Ethics
ISBN : BSB:BSB10927003

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith Pdf

Author : Jesse Norman
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241328514

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Adam Smith by Jesse Norman Pdf

Adam Smith is now widely regarded as 'the father of modern economics' and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas are, remain fiercely contested. Was he an eloquent advocate of capitalism and the freedom of the individual? Or a prime mover of 'market fundamentalism' and an apologist for inequality and human selfishness? This exceptional book, by a writer who combines to an unusual degree intellectual training and practical political experience, dispels the myths and caricatures and gives us Smith in the round. It lays out a succinct and highly engaging account of Smith's life and times, explores his work as a whole and traces his influence over the past two centuries. Finally, it shows how a proper understanding of Smith can help us grasp - and address - the problems of modern capitalism. The Smith who emerges from this book is not only the first thinker to place markets at the heart of economics but also a pioneering theorist of moral philosophy, culture and society.

Author : John Rae
Publisher : Ozymandias Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781531286750

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Life of Adam Smith by John Rae Pdf

Adam Smith was born at Kirkcaldy, in the county of Fife, Scotland, on the 5th of June 1723. He was the son of Adam Smith, Writer to the Signet, Judge Advocate for Scotland and Comptroller of the Customs in the Kirkcaldy district, by Margaret, daughter of John Douglas of Strathendry, a considerable landed proprietor in the same county...

Author : Katrine Marçal
Publisher : Portobello Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781846275654

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Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? by Katrine Marçal Pdf

Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, believed that our actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of financial gain. But every night Adam Smith's mother served him his dinner, not out of self-interest but out of love.Today, economics focuses on self-interest and excludes our other motivations. It disregards the unpaid work of mothering, caring, cleaning and cooking and its influence has spread from the market to how we shop, think and date. In this engaging takedown of the economics that has failed us, Katrine Maral journeys from Adam Smith's dinner table to the recent financial crisis and shows us how different, how much better, things could be.

Author : Richard Burdon Haldane Haldane (Viscount)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:L0062154554

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Life of Adam Smith by Richard Burdon Haldane Haldane (Viscount) Pdf

Author : Dennis C. Rasmussen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691192284

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The Infidel and the Professor by Dennis C. Rasmussen Pdf

Dearest friends -- The cheerful skeptic (1711-1749) -- Encountering Hume (1723-1749) -- A budding friendship (1750-1754) -- The historian and the Kirk (1754-1759) -- Theorizing the moral sentiments (1759) -- Fêted in France (1759-1766) -- Quarrel with a wild philosopher (1766-1767) -- Mortally sick at sea (1767-1775) -- Inquiring into the Wealth of Nations (1776) -- Dialoguing about natural religion (1776) -- A philosopher's death (1776) -- Ten times more abuse (1776-1777) -- Smith's final years in Edinburgh (1777-1790) -- Hume's My Own Life and Smith's Letter from Adam Smith, LL. D. to William Strahan, Esq