The theory of moral sentiments
Book - 2009
Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest: the interest of the greater good. Smith's classic work advances ideas about conscience, moral judgment, and virtue that have taken on renewed importance in business and politics.
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- Published
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New York, N.Y. :
Penguin Books
2009.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 250th anniversary ed
- Item Description
- "The version published here is that of the sixth edition, which appeared in 1790"--Page [xxxi].
- Physical Description
- xxxii, 494 pages ; 20 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780143105923
9781448719945
- Of the propriety of action
- Of merit and demerit, or, Of the objects of reward and punishment
- Of the foundation of our judgments concerning our own sentiments and conduct, and of the sense of duty
- Of the effect of utility upon the sentiment of approbation
- Of the influence of custom and fashion upon the sentiments of moral approbation and disapprobation
- Of the character of virtue
- Of systems of moral philosophy
- Considerations concerning the first formation of languages.