Of Sympathy & Selfishness

Adam Smith is best known for his magisterial Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, but his other great work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, is as deserving of serious study. In this volume, scholars in economics, philosophy, and political science take up questions that range throughout Smiths work, seeking to find connections between his moral theory and political economy. This volume, based on the 2013 A. V. Elliot Conference on Great Books and Ideas at Mercer University, represents a great diversity of disciplinary perspectives. Its authors take up a wide range of concerns that exist in the intersection of Smiths political and moral theory. It also includes several articles that attempt to compare his work to thinkers that preceded and followed him, coming from as far back in the tradition as the Italian Renaissance, and moving forward in history to claim Smiths relevance for contemporary research in experimental economics.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 05/15/2015
ISBN: 9780881465297
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2015