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020			_a9780198784456
082			_a330.153092 _bBER
100			_aBerry, Christopher J
245			_aAdam Smith : a very short introduction
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2018 _aOxford :
300			_axix, 128 p.; _bill. _c18 cm
365			_b299.00 _cINR _d01
490			_aVery short introductions ; 582
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn 1776 Adam Smith (1723-90) wrote 'The Wealth of Nations', a book so foundational it has led to him being called the 'father of economics'. Today he is associated with the promotion of self-interest, a defence of greed and a criticism of any governmental 'interference' in market transactions which, if left to the 'invisible hand', will produce prosperity and liberty. Yet if Smith is actually read these associations are more a caricature than a faithful portrait. 0In this 'Very Short Introduction', Christopher Berry offers a balanced and nuanced view of this seminal thinker, embedding his fierce defence of free trade, competition, and assault on special interests in contemporary European history, politics, and philosophy. As Berry explores, Smith was far more than an economist. His book 'The Theory of Moral Sentiment', offered a complex account of ethics in the context of human social behaviour. His scope as a professor at the University of Glasgow, a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment, was extensive. Beyond courses in philosophy and jurisprudence he also gave classes covering history, literature, and language. In addition to his two major works he also wrote a pioneering study of the history of astronomy as an illustration of the motivations that drive humans to seek answers to questions.
650			_aSmith, Adam, 1723-1790
650			_aGreat Britain
650			_aBenevolence
650			_a Desires
650			_aEmotions
650			_aHabits
650			_aHuman nature
650			_aImagination
650			_aJustice
650			_aInterest
650			_a Labour
650			_a Moral Sentiments
650			_aNeeds
650			_aOpulence
650			_aPoverty
650			_aTrade
650			_aRhetoric
650			_aSocial change
650			_aVirtue
650			_aCommercial society
650			_aWealth of Nation
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