Adam Smith's Pluralism: Rationality, Education, and the Moral Sentiments
Jack Russell Weinstein
In this thought-provoking study, Jack Russell Weinstein suggests the foundations of liberalism can be found in the writings of Adam Smith (1723–1790), a pioneer of modern economic theory and a major figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. While offering an interpretive methodology for approaching Smith’s two major works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations, Weinstein argues against the libertarian interpretation of Smith, emphasizing his philosophies of education and rationality. Weinstein also demonstrates that Smith should be recognized for a prescient theory of pluralism that prefigures current theories of cultural diversity.
Year:
2013
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
360
ISBN 10:
0300163754
ISBN 13:
9780300162530
ISBN:
B00EZ22CHS
File:
PDF, 1.01 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013