The Theory of Moral Sentiments Smith AdamPaperback
The Theory of Moral Sentiments Smith AdamPaperback The foundation for a general system of morals, this 1749 work is a landmark in the history of moral and political thought. Although the author is…
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments Smith AdamPaperback
The foundation for a general system of morals, this 1749 work is a landmark in the history of moral and political thought. Although the author is often misrepresented as a calculating rationalist who advises the pursuit of self-interest in the marketplace, regardless of the human cost, he was also interested in the human capacity for benevolence -- as The Theory of Moral Sentiments amply demonstrates.The greatest prudence, Smith suggests, may lie in following economic self-interest in order to secure the basic necessities. Readers familiar with Adam Smith from The Wealth of Nations will find this earlier book a revelation.
Smith elaborates upon a theory of the imagination inspired by the philosophy of David Hume. This is only the first step, however, toward the much higher goal of achieving a morally virtuous life. His reasoning takes Hume's logic a step further by
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