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Haakonssen Ed Adam Smith The Theory Of Moral Sentiments is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) lays the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. It presents a theory of the imagination which Smith derived from David Hume but which encompasses an idea of sympathy that in some ways is more sophisticated than anything in Hume's philosophy. By means of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. The enduring legacy of his work is its reconstruction of the Enlightenment idea of a moral, or social, science encompassing both political economy and the theory of law and government. This 2002 volume offers a new edition of the text with clear and helpful notes for the student reader, together with a substantial introduction that sets the work in its philosophical and historical context.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9780511039027
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Philosophy, Science, Western

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