The Oxford Handbook of Adam Smith

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Adam Smith by , OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780191654664
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: May 16, 2013
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780191654664
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: May 16, 2013
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Adam Smith (1723-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. He is best known as the author of the An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read and then typically it is of an uninformed nature; that he is an apologist for capitalism, a forceful promoter of self-interest, a defender of greed and a critic of any 'interference' in market transactions . To offset this caricature, this Handbook provides an informed portrait. Drawing on the expertise of leading Smith scholars from around the world, it reflects the depth and breadth of Smith's intellectual interests. After an introductory outline chapter on Smith's life and times, the volume comprises 28 new essays divided into seven parts. Five sections are devoted to particular themes in Smith's corpus - his views on Language, Art and Culture; his Moral Philosophy; his Economic thought, his discussions of History and Politics and his analyses of Social Relations. These five parts are framed by one that focuses on the immediate and proximate sources of his thought and the final one that recognizes Smith's status as a thinker of world-historical significance - indicating both his posthumous impact and influence and his contemporary resonance. While each chapter is a discrete contribution to scholarship, the Handbook comprises a composite whole to enable the full range of Smith's work to be appreciated.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Adam Smith (1723-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. He is best known as the author of the An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read and then typically it is of an uninformed nature; that he is an apologist for capitalism, a forceful promoter of self-interest, a defender of greed and a critic of any 'interference' in market transactions . To offset this caricature, this Handbook provides an informed portrait. Drawing on the expertise of leading Smith scholars from around the world, it reflects the depth and breadth of Smith's intellectual interests. After an introductory outline chapter on Smith's life and times, the volume comprises 28 new essays divided into seven parts. Five sections are devoted to particular themes in Smith's corpus - his views on Language, Art and Culture; his Moral Philosophy; his Economic thought, his discussions of History and Politics and his analyses of Social Relations. These five parts are framed by one that focuses on the immediate and proximate sources of his thought and the final one that recognizes Smith's status as a thinker of world-historical significance - indicating both his posthumous impact and influence and his contemporary resonance. While each chapter is a discrete contribution to scholarship, the Handbook comprises a composite whole to enable the full range of Smith's work to be appreciated.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Diagnostic Dilemmas in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by
Cover of the book Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution by
Cover of the book Staging the Spanish Golden Age by
Cover of the book The Earth: A Very Short Introduction by
Cover of the book Gothic Tales by
Cover of the book Plate Tectonics: A Very Short Introduction by
Cover of the book The Progresses, Pageants, and Entertainments of Queen Elizabeth I by
Cover of the book Oxford Principles of European Union Law by
Cover of the book Knowledge and Presuppositions by
Cover of the book Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology by
Cover of the book Remembering the Reformation by
Cover of the book Brokerage and Closure by
Cover of the book Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence by
Cover of the book Biological Psychiatry of Cancer and Cancer Treatment by
Cover of the book Challenging Concepts in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy