Adam Smith by Samuel Fleischacker - 9780415787567

Adam SmithAuthor(s): Samuel Fleischacker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415787567, 978-0415787567\nSynopsis\nAdam Smith [tel] is widely regarded as one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment period. Best-known for his founding work of economics, The Wealth of Nations, Smith engaged equally with the nature of morality in his Theory of Moral Sentiments. He also gave lectures on literature and jurisprudence, and wrote papers on art and science. \n\nIn this outstanding philosophical introduction Samuel Fleischacker argues that Smith is a superb example of the broadly curious thinkers who flourished in the Enlightenmentfor whom morality, politics, law, and economics were just a few of the many fascinating subjects that could be illuminated by naturalistic modes of investigation.\n\nAfter a helpful overview of his life and work, Fleischacker examines the full range of Smiths thought, on such subjects as:\n\nepist.