This book is a collection of specially commissioned chapters from philosophers, economists, and political scientists, focusing on Adam Smith's two main works Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations with a view to bringing Smith to a mainstream philosophy audience while simultaneously informing Smith's traditional constituency.

Autorentext
Laurent Dobuzinskis, Simon Fraser University, Canada Roger Frantz, San Diego State University, USA Brian Glenney, Gordon College, Massachusetts, USA Gordon Graham, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA Lauren K. Hall, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA David F. Hardwick, The University of British Columbia, Canada Eugene Heath, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA Gavin Kennedy Heriot-Watt University, UK Leslie Marsh, The University of British Columbia, Canada Joshua Rust, Stetson University, USA Craig Smith, University of Glasgow, UK Vernon L. Smith, Chapman University, USA Spyridon Tegos, The University of Crete, Greece Jack Weinstein, University of North Dakota, USA Jonathan Wight, University of Richmond, USA Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo, Ashford University, USA

Inhalt

1. Introduction; David F. Hardwick and Leslie Marsh PART I: CONTEXT 2. Adam Smith as a Scottish Philosopher; Gordon Graham 3. Friendship in Commercial Society Revisited: Adam Smith on Commercial Friendship; Spyridon Tegos 4. Adam Smith and French Political Economy: Parallels and Differences; Laurent Dobuzinskis 5. Adam Smith: 18th Century Polymath; Roger Frantz PART II: PROPRIETY 6. Indulgent Sympathy and the Impartial Spectator; Joshua Rust 7. Adam Smith on Sensory Perception: A Sympathetic Account; Brian Glenney 8. Adam Smith on Sympathy: From Self-Interest to Empathy; Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo  9 . What My Dog Can Do: On the Effect of The Wealth of Nations I.ii.2; Jack Weinstein PART III: PROSPERITY 10. Metaphor Made Manifest: Taking Seriously Smith's 'Invisible Hand'; Eugene Heath 11. The 'Invisible Hand' Phenomenon in Philosophy and Economics; Gavin Kennedy 12. Instincts and the Invisible Order: The Possibility of Progress; Jonathan B. Wight 13. The Spontaneous Order and the Family; Lauren K. Hall 14. Smith, Justice and the Scope of the Political; Craig Smith