Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Informationen zum Autor Adam Smith Klappentext Reflecting Adam Smith's wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment. Included are histories of astronomy, ancient logic, and ancient physics; essays on the "imitative" arts and the affinity between music, dancing, and poetry; and a critical review of Samuel Johnson's famous "Dictionary, " which Smith originally published in the "Edinburgh Review" (1755-1756).

Product details

• Authors: Adam Smith
• Assisted by: J. C. Bryce (Editor), W. P. D. Wightman (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues_UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1982
• EAN: 9780865970236
• ISBN: 978-0-86597-023-6
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith; Glasgow Edition of the Works a; The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith; Glasgow Edition of the Works a; Glasgow Edition of the Works o
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries