Adam Smith [[electronic resource] /] / James Anson Farrer
| Adam Smith [[electronic resource] /] / James Anson Farrer |
| Autore | Farrer James Anson <1849-1925.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kitchener, Ont., : Batoche, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 pages) |
| Disciplina | 170/.92/4 |
| Collana | Great Thinkers in Economics |
| Soggetto topico | Ethics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Table -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- General Introduction: Why Adam Smith? -- What is Wealth of Nations about? -- Smith's history of Western Europe -- Wealth of Nations -- The shrinking frontier -- 1 'sufficient proofs of his fitness' -- Introduction -- Adam Smith, senior -- Margaret Douglas Smith -- Adam Smith's education -- After Oxford -- A professor is chosen -- Did Smith block Hume? -- 2 'in the first ages of society' -- Introduction -- Stewart on Smith's common theme -- Smith's 'market model' -- Market or exchange model? -- Early foray into his method -- Long struggle against superstition -- Wonder, surprise and admiration -- Marketplace for morality -- Exchange and jurisprudence -- 3 'so weak and imperfect a creature as man' -- Introduction -- The looking-glass -- The impartial spectator -- Harmonising influences -- Hobbesian nightmares? -- 4 'in the beginning all the world was America' -- Introduction -- 'in the beginning all the world was America' -- The four ages of mankind -- Smith's island story -- Evolution of justice -- Justice and defence of the 'rich' -- 5 'general principles of law and government' -- Introduction -- The interregnum and the fall of the Rome -- The decline of feudalism -- Constitutional liberty -- Why Smith did not complete his third book? -- 6 'a certain propensity in human nature' -- Wealth creation -- The division of labour -- Extent of the market -- Exchange -- Traded bargains -- Bargaining exchanges -- 7 'had the original state of things continued' -- Introduction -- Value in a primitive society -- Signs of muddle -- 'Had this state continued' -- Constancy of the subsistence theory of labour -- Exchangeable value in advanced societies -- 8 'thus at last the age of commerce arises' -- Introduction -- Natural and market prices -- Wages -- Imperfect markets.
9 'setting to work industrious people' -- Introduction -- Accumulation of changes -- Elements of commercial society -- Origins of capital stock -- Forms of capital stock -- Money as capital -- Malign consequences of self-interest -- 10 'increasing the fund for productive hands' -- Introduction -- Lowe's 'Smithian' growth -- Constituent elements of pure Smithian growth -- Necessary conditions for growth? -- Productive and unproductive labour -- Growth trajectories -- 11 'a very violent attack' -- Introduction -- Mercantile policies -- Restraints on imports -- Extraordinary import restraints -- Mercantile political economy and colonies -- Chartered trading companies -- Colonial trade and capital distortions -- 12 'an invisible hand' -- Introduction -- The invisible hand in the 'History of Astronomy' -- Moral Sentiments and the invisible hand -- The invisible hand in Wealth of Nations -- Absence of 'invisible hands' -- 13 'peace, easy taxes, and justice' -- Introduction -- First duty of government -- Second duty of government -- Third duty of government -- Education and health -- Public revenues -- Government failure -- Public debts -- 14 Adam Smith's Legacy -- Introduction -- The end of laissez-faire -- What about the poor? -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Kitchener, Ont., : Batoche, 2001 | ||
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The development of Kant's view of ethics / / Keith Ward
| The development of Kant's view of ethics / / Keith Ward |
| Autore | Ward Keith <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Basil Blackwell, , [1972] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Disciplina | 170/.92/4 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-59823-0
1-119-59819-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554830203321 |
Ward Keith <1938->
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| Oxford : , : Basil Blackwell, , [1972] | ||
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The development of Kant's view of ethics / / Keith Ward
| The development of Kant's view of ethics / / Keith Ward |
| Autore | Ward Keith <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Basil Blackwell, , [1972] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Disciplina | 170/.92/4 |
| ISBN |
1-119-59823-0
1-119-59819-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910643022903321 |
Ward Keith <1938->
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| Oxford : , : Basil Blackwell, , [1972] | ||
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The development of Kant's view of ethics / / Keith Ward
| The development of Kant's view of ethics / / Keith Ward |
| Autore | Ward Keith <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Basil Blackwell, , [1972] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Disciplina | 170/.92/4 |
| ISBN |
1-119-59823-0
1-119-59819-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830341003321 |
Ward Keith <1938->
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| Oxford : , : Basil Blackwell, , [1972] | ||
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Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / by J.B. Schneewind
| Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / by J.B. Schneewind |
| Autore | Schneewind J.B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 1977 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
| Disciplina | 170/.92/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
HISTORY
Europe / Great Britain Philosophy & Religion Philosophy Ethics - England - History |
| ISBN |
1-281-98103-6
9786611981037 0-19-151982-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455727003321 |
Schneewind J.B
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 1977 | ||
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The Spinozistic ethics of Bertrand Russell / / Kenneth Blackwell
| The Spinozistic ethics of Bertrand Russell / / Kenneth Blackwell |
| Autore | Blackwell Kenneth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina |
170.92
170.924 170/.92/4 |
| Collana | Routledge library editions : Russell |
| Soggetto topico | Ethics, Modern - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-65780-6
1-283-92009-3 0-203-07422-X 1-135-10712-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. A. Russell's writings on Spinoza -- pt. B. Russell's Spinozistic ethic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462776603321 |
Blackwell Kenneth
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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The Spinozistic ethics of Bertrand Russell / / Kenneth Blackwell
| The Spinozistic ethics of Bertrand Russell / / Kenneth Blackwell |
| Autore | Blackwell Kenneth |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina |
170.92
170.924 170/.92/4 |
| Collana | Routledge library editions : Russell |
| Soggetto topico | Ethics, Modern - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-135-10711-4
0-415-65780-6 1-283-92009-3 0-203-07422-X 1-135-10712-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. A. Russell's writings on Spinoza -- pt. B. Russell's Spinozistic ethic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786076503321 |
Blackwell Kenneth
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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