| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 286 pages) |
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Ideas in context ; 96 |
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Ideas in context ; 96
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction. Smith's oikeiosis -- pt. I Circle of the Self -- 1. Conflicted self -- 2. Sympathetic self -- pt. II Circle of Society -- 3. Discipline and the socialized conscience -- 4. Perfectionism and social order -- pt. III Circle of Humanity -- 5. Sympathy in space -- A. Physical immediacy -- B. Affective "connexion": on "feeling too strongly" -- C. Historical familiarity -- 6. commercial cosmopolis -- 7. Negative justice -- Conclusion: cultural pluralism, moral goods, and the "laws of nations." |
| Summary |
"Adam Smith and the Circles of Sympathy pursues Adam Smith's views on moral judgement, humanitarian care, commerce, justice and international law both in historical context and through a twenty-first century cosmopolitan lens, making this a major and timely contribution not only to Smith studies but also to the history of cosmopolitan thought and to contemporary cosmopolitan discourse itself. Forman-Barzilai breaks new ground, demonstrating the spatial texture of Smith's moral psychology and the ways he believed that physical, affective and cultural distance constrain the identities, connections and ethical obligations of modern commercial people. Forman-Barzilai emphasises his resistance to the sort of relativism, moral insularity and cultural chauvinism that too often accompany localist critiques of cosmopolitan thought today. This is a timely, revisionist study that integrates the perspectives of intellectual history, moral philosophy, political theory, cultural theory, international relations theory and political economy, and will appeal across the humanities and social sciences"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
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Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 |
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Smith, Adam (Philosoph) |
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Ethics -- History -- 18th century
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Cosmopolitanism -- History -- 18th century
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Cosmopolitanism
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Ethics
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Ethik
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Gerechtigkeit
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511677274 |
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0511677278 |
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0511681763 |
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9780511681769 |
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0521761123 |
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9780521761123 |
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9780511676352 |
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0511676352 |
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