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A realist political economy and moral philosophy : Smith and Mittermaier
Stettler, Michael - In: Journal of contextual economics : Schmollers Jahrbuch 143 (2023) 1/4, pp. 85-104
In the Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith argued against the account of human nature which views moral sentiments as … demonstrates the complementarity of the Theory of Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations. …
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Was Smith a moral subjectivist?
Quinn, Kevin - In: Economic thought 8 (2019) 1, pp. 30-39
This paper challenges the commonly held view that Smith's moral theory is a subjectivist theory. Smith's test for …
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Is Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy an Adequate Foundation for the Market Economy?
Halteman, James - 2006
Alasdair MacIntyre argues that the Enlightenment ideology, which includes Adam Smith's moral theory, lacks any sense of … philosophy arguing that Smith did not completely discard a telos-based moral philosophy. Human nature, custom, and habit are only … of people. From this assertion, the question arises whether a Smithian based moral theory is a sufficient foundation on …
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Adam Smith's Vision of the Ethical Manager
Bragues, George - 2009
In the field of business ethics, Adam Smith has generally been viewed with a measure of suspicion. Smith's famous invocation of the invisible hand - according to which self-interest promotes the greater good - has generally been seen as a fundamental challenge to a discipline committed to the...
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Recent engagements with Adam Smith and the Scottish enlightenment
Paganelli, Maria Pia - 2015
Enlightenment evolve with them. Smith and the Scots remain our interlocutors. …
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Die Adam Smith Probleme
Guerra-Pujol, F. E. - 2023
The great German mathematician David Hilbert famously identified 23 unsolved problems in mathematics in 1900. Following Hilbert’s example, this paper contributes to the literature on Adam Smith by identifying several unsolved problems involving the life and work of the great...
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Presenting Adam Smith's Unified Writings : Paratextual Cues in Wealth of Nations
Klein, Daniel B.; Breashears, Caroline - 2022
’s published works. A photograph provides a touchstone to discuss: (1) the Language essay, (2) the full title of The Theory of …
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A Dialectical Reading of Adam Smith on Wealth and Happiness
Matson, Erik W. - 2020
section of The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS IV.i.8-10). I interpret Smith as presenting an open-ended dialectic between the …
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