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Adam Smith and the economy of the passions / / by Jan Horst Keppler



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Autore: Keppler Jan Horst <1961-, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Adam Smith and the economy of the passions / / by Jan Horst Keppler Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
Disciplina: 330.15/3
Soggetto topico: Economics - Sociological aspects
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: The 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 S
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ISBN: 1-136-94216-5
1-136-94217-3
1-282-73280-3
9786612732805
0-203-84756-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910799971303321
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Serie: Routledge studies in the history of economics ; ; 116.