Adam Smith : selected philosophical writings

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Label

Adam Smith : selected philosophical writings

Title remainder

selected philosophical writings

Creator

• Smith, Adam, 1723-1790

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Subject

• Electronic books
• Philosophy, Scottish -- 18th century
• Smith, Adam, 1723-1790

Language

eng

Summary

Adam Smith (1723-90) studied under Francis Hutcheson at the University of Glasgow, befriended David Hume while lecturing on rhetoric and jurisprudence in Edinburgh, was elected Professor of Logic, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Vice-rector, and eventually Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, and, along with Hutcheson, Hume, and a few others, went on to become one of the chief figures of the astonishing period of learning known as the Scottish Enlightenment. He is the author of two books: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). TMS brought Smith considerable acclaim during his lifetime and was quickly considered one of the great works of moral theory. It deeply impressed Immanuel Kant, for example, who called Smith his 'Liebling' or 'favourite', and Charles Darwin, who in his Descent of Man (1871) endorsed and accepted several of Smith's 'striking' conclusions. TMS went through fully six revised editions during Smith's lifetime. Since the nineteenth century, Smith's fame has largely rested on his Wealth of Nations, which must be considered one of the most important works of the millennium

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

192

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Library of Scottish philosophy

Series volume

3

Target audience

adult