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Adam Smith's political philosophy : the invisible hand and spontaneous order / / raig Smith



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Autore: Smith Craig <1977, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Adam Smith's political philosophy : the invisible hand and spontaneous order / / raig Smith Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
Disciplina: 320.51/2/092
320.512092
Soggetto topico: Economics
Liberalism
Political ethics
Self-organizing systems
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Spontaneous order in liberal political thought; 2 The science of man; 3 The science of morals; 4 The science of jurisprudence; 5 The science of political economy; 6 The evolution of science; 7 The evolution of morality; 8 The evolution of law and government; 9 The evolution of markets; 10 The invisible hand; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: When Adam Smith published his celebrated writings on economics and moral philosophy he famously referred to the operation of an 'invisible hand'. Adam Smith's Political Philosophy makes visible this hand by examining its significance in Smith's political philosophy and relating it to similar concepts used by other philosophers, thus revealing a distinctive approach to social theory that stresses the importance of the unintended consequences of human action.The first book to examine the history of Smith's political philosophy from this perspective, this work introduces greater concept
Titolo autorizzato: Adam Smith's political philosophy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-23586-0
1-134-23587-9
1-280-29159-1
9786610291595
0-203-00848-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783639703321
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Serie: Routledge studies in social and political thought ; ; 42.