Adam Smith reconsidered history, liberty, and the foundations of modern politics

Adam Smith reconsidered history, liberty, and the foundations of modern politics

A radical reinterpretation of Adam Smith that challenges economists, moral philosophers, political theorists, and intellectual historians to rethink him--and why he mattersAdam Smith has long been recognized as the father of modern economics. More recently, scholars have emphasized his standing as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sagar, Paul (Lecturer in political theory)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790 > Political and social views.
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790.
1700-1799
Great Britain.
Political science > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Political and social views.
Political science.
Scottish Enlightenment.
EBSCO eBooks
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations to Adam Smith's Works
  • Introduction
  • 1 Commercial Society, History, and the Four Stages Theory
  • 2 Domination, Liberty, and the Rule of Law
  • 3 Smith and Rousseau, after Hume and Mandeville
  • 4 Whose Corruption, Which Polity?
  • 5 The Conspiracy of the Merchants
  • Conclusion
  • Index

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