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Adam Smith: The Theory of Moral Sentiments

By Knud Haakonssen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521591503, 9780521591508
Open Library ID
OL17035006M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9377349 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Edition
1
Pages
447\447
Time added
2011-01-24 12:34:20

Description

Adam Smith's major work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Through the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This volume offers a new edition of the text with helpful notes for the student reader, and a substantial introduction that establishes the work in its philosophical and historical context.

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