02737oam 2200625I 450 991078503840332120230725023835.01-136-94216-51-136-94217-31-282-73280-397866127328050-203-84756-310.4324/9780203847565 (CKB)2670000000034222(EBL)557249(OCoLC)728678889(SSID)ssj0000410950(PQKBManifestationID)11309163(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000410950(PQKBWorkID)10355430(PQKB)11727599(MiAaPQ)EBC557249(Au-PeEL)EBL557249(CaPaEBR)ebr10413222(CaONFJC)MIL273280(OCoLC)658198289(EXLCZ)99267000000003422220180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdam Smith and the economy of the passions /by Jan Horst KepplerLondon :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (184 p.)Routledge studies in the history of economics ;116Description based upon print version of record.0-415-74745-7 0-415-56986-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: Personal ethics and social morality; 2 Sympathy, communication, exchange: The horizontal world; 3 The vertical world of the impartial spectator; 4 The paradoxical synthesis; 5 Conclusion: The ethics of morality; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe fertility of Adam Smith's work stems from a paradoxical structure where the pursuit of economic self-interest and wealth accumulation serve wider social objectives. The incentive for this wealth accumulation comes from a desire for social recognition or ""sympathy"" - the need to recognise ourselves in our peers - which is the primary incentive for moderating and transforming our violent and egotistical passions. Adam Smith thus examines in detail the subliminal emotional structure underlying market behaviour. This new book by Professor Jan Horst Keppler presents an Adam SRoutledge studies in the history of economics ;116.EconomicsSociological aspectsEconomicsSociological aspects.330.15/3Keppler Jan Horst1961-,140534MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785038403321Adam Smith and the economy of the passions3803530UNINA