The individual in society : papers on Adam Smith / by A. L. Macfie.

Author
Macfie, A. L. (Alec Lawrence), 1898-1980 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
London : Routledge, 2003.
Description
1 online resource (263 p.)

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Summary note
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations has been among the world books for over two hundred years and has gathered a mythology, which does scant justice to the actual book. One reason for this was that the Wealth of Nations was one of a series of studies through which Smith hoped to complete his system of moral, social and natural philosophy.

The Individual in Society illustrates this system, especially in relation to Smith's other major work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and examines its relation to the Wealth of Nations. Included are:
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Notes
First published in 1967.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 6, 2013).
Language note
English
Contents
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1. Introductory; 2. The Scottish Tradition in Economic Thought; 3. Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments; 4. Adam Smith's Moral Sentiments as Foundation for his Wealth of Nations; 5. 'The Impartial Spectator'; 6. 'The Invisible Hand' in the Theory of Moral Sentiments; 7. Polity and Economy: An Interpretation of the Principles of Adam Smith by Joseph Cropsey; 8. Tribute to Kirkcaldy; 9. John Millar-A Bridge between Adam Smith and Nineteenth Century Social Thinkers?
  • 10. The Theory of Economic Policy in English Classical Political Economy by Lionel RobbinsIndex
ISBN
  • 1-136-50899-6
  • 1-136-50892-9
  • 1-315-01652-4
OCLC
  • 869091185
  • 863157846
Doi
  • 10.4324/9781315016528
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