The Resource On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations : a philosophical companion, Samuel Fleischacker
On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations : a philosophical companion, Samuel Fleischacker
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 329 pages)
- Contents
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- pt. 1. Methodology
- pt. 2. Human nature
- pt. 3. Foundations of economics
- pt. 4. Justice
- pt. 5. Politics
- Isbn
- 9781400826056
- Label
- On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations : a philosophical companion
- Title
- On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations
- Title remainder
- a philosophical companion
- Statement of responsibility
- Samuel Fleischacker
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- UK-RwCLS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fleischacker, Samuel
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Smith, Adam
- Economics
- Ethics
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- PHILOSOPHY
- Economics
- Ethics
- Label
- On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations : a philosophical companion, Samuel Fleischacker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. Methodology -- pt. 2. Human nature -- pt. 3. Foundations of economics -- pt. 4. Justice -- pt. 5. Politics
- Control code
- ocn463077114
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 329 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400826056
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 215836
- 22573/cttxmsk
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)463077114
- Label
- On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations : a philosophical companion, Samuel Fleischacker
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. Methodology -- pt. 2. Human nature -- pt. 3. Foundations of economics -- pt. 4. Justice -- pt. 5. Politics
- Control code
- ocn463077114
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 329 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400826056
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 215836
- 22573/cttxmsk
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)463077114
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