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100			_aHanley, Ryan Patrick
245			_aOur great purpose : adam smith on living a better life
260			_bPrinceton University Press, _c2019 _aNew Jersey :
300			_aviii, 156 p. ; _c20 cm
365			_b14.95 _cUSD _d85.90
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aInvaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of capitalismAdam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is a short and illuminating guide to Smith's incomparable wisdom on how to live well, written by one of today's leading Smith scholars.In this inspiring and entertaining book, Ryan Patrick Hanley describes Smith's vision of "the excellent and praiseworthy character," and draws on the philosopher's writings to show how each of us can go about developing one. For Smith, an excellent character is distinguished by qualities such as prudence, self-command, justice, and benevolence--virtues that have been extolled since antiquity. Yet Smith wrote not for the ancient polis but for the world of market society--our world--which rewards self-interest more than virtue. Hanley shows how Smith set forth a vision of the worthy life that is uniquely suited to us today.Full of invaluable insights on topics ranging from happiness and moderation to love and friendship, Our Great Purpose enables modern readers to see the founder of capitalism in an entirely new light--and along the way, learn what it truly means to live a good life.
650			_aConduct of life
650			_aMorale pratique
650			_aPhilosophy Ethics
650			_aMoral Philosophy
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