That’s the subject of the November Adam Smith 300 essay, written by Ryan Hanley of Boston College. It’s adapted from his 2019 book, Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life. Check it out: ...
Of all the great teachers of mankind, can any have lived a duller life than Adam Smith? Between his birth in 1723 and his death in 1790, he seems to have done nothing but read, lecture, travel once to ...
How did a Scottish moral philosopher of the Enlightenment become an apostle of the libertarian right in this country? Political theorist Glory Liu traces the uses of the complex ideas Adam Smith in ...
Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland in 1723. In 1751 he was appointed professor of logic at Glasgow University, delivering lectures in ethics, rhetoric, jurisprudence, and political ...
Scottish political economist and philosopher Adam Smith (1723 - 1790). His 1776 treatise, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, marked the beginning of modern ...
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With the 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations approaching next year, the world is gearing up to honour Adam Smith. But which Smith should be recognised? The hard-nosed "founding father" of ...
Harvard social studies researcher Liu debuts with an intricate and provocative analysis of Scottish moral philosopher Adam Smith’s influence on U.S. politics and business. Though Smith has become ...