| Description |
xiv, 412 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Modern European philosophy |
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Modern European philosophy.
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| Contents |
1. Rhetoric, Method, and System in The Theory of Moral Sentiments -- 2. Sympathy and Selfishness, Imagination and Self -- 3. The Passions, Pleasure, and the Impartial Spectator -- 4. Philosophy and Skepticism -- 5. The Theory of Virtue -- 6. Justice -- 7. The Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations -- 8. Philosophy, Imagination, and the Fragility of Beauty: On Reconciliation with Nature |
| Summary |
"Charles Griswold has written the first comprehensive philosophical study of Smith's moral and political thought. Griswold sets Smith's work in the context of the continuing debate about the nature and survival of the Enlightenment, and also relates it to current discussions in moral philosophy." "This is a major historical and philosophical reassessment of a key figure in the Enlightenment that will be of particular interest to philosophers and political and legal theorists, as well as historians of ideas, economics, and political economy."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-399) and index |
| Subject |
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 -- Ethics.
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Ethics, Modern -- 18th century.
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| LC no. |
98012845 |
| ISBN |
0521621275 |
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0521628911 |
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