Adam Smith and the Virtues of Enlightenment

Klappentext A comprehensive philosophical discussion of Smith's moral and political philosophy. Zusammenfassung Charles Griswold has written a comprehensive philosophical discussion of Smith's moral and political philosophy. This 1999 book is a major historical and philosophical reassessment of a key figure in the Enlightenment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Texts and acknowledgements; Introduction; 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; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Charles L. Griswold, Charles L. Jr. Griswold, Charles L. Griswold Jr
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.1998
• EAN: 9780521621274
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62127-4
• No. of pages: 428
• Series: Modern European Philosophy (Ha
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous