LEADER 03769nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910172222203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612158360 010 $a1-4008-2605-5 010 $a1-282-15836-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400826056 035 $a(CKB)2670000000162405 035 $a(EBL)457792 035 $a(OCoLC)463077114 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000214482 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11204376 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214482 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10167303 035 $a(PQKB)11469940 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000482270 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12194215 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482270 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10484497 035 $a(PQKB)24790939 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36406 035 $a(DE-B1597)446419 035 $a(OCoLC)979629194 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400826056 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457792 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312459 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215836 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457792 035 $a(PPN)187266506 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31773275 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31773275 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000162405 100 $a20030312d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOn Adam Smith's Wealth of nations $ea philosophical companion /$fSamuel Fleischacker 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (347 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12390-X 311 $a0-691-11502-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [283]-312) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Methodology -- pt. 2. Human nature -- pt. 3. Foundations of economics -- pt. 4. Justice -- pt. 5. Politics. 330 $aAdam Smith was a philosopher before he ever wrote about economics, yet until now there has never been a philosophical commentary on the Wealth of Nations. Samuel Fleischacker suggests that Smith's vastly influential treatise on economics can be better understood if placed in the light of his epistemology, philosophy of science, and moral theory. He lays out the relevance of these aspects of Smith's thought to specific themes in the Wealth of Nations, arguing, among other things, that Smith regards social science as an extension of common sense rather than as a discipline to be approached mathematically, that he has moral as well as pragmatic reasons for approving of capitalism, and that he has an unusually strong belief in human equality that leads him to anticipate, if not quite endorse, the modern doctrine of distributive justice. Fleischacker also places Smith's views in relation to the work of his contemporaries, especially his teacher Francis Hutcheson and friend David Hume, and draws out consequences of Smith's thought for present-day political and philosophical debates. The Companion is divided into five general sections, which can be read independently of one another. It contains an index that points to commentary on specific passages in Wealth of Nations. Written in an approachable style befitting Smith's own clear yet finely honed rhetoric, it is intended for professional philosophers and political economists as well as those coming to Smith for the first time. 606 $aEconomics$xPhilosophy 606 $aEthics 615 0$aEconomics$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aEthics. 676 $a330.15/3 700 $aFleischacker$b Samuel$0676320 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910172222203321 996 $aOn Adam Smith?s Wealth of nations$91397846 997 $aUNINA