| Description |
x, 323 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Smith's Optimism: His Case for Teleology -- 2. Teleology Immanent in Human Nature and Commerce -- 3. Historicized Teleology and Commercial Society as the Telos of History -- 4. Economic and Political Conditions of the Human Telos, or Best Regime -- Pt. II. Smith's Pessimism: His Case Against Teleology -- 5. Smith's Concerns about Commercial Society as the Human Telos, or Best Regime -- 6. Smith's Concerns about Historical and Non-historical Teleology -- Pt. III. Adam Smith: Optimist or Pessimist? -- 7. A Partial Synthesis of Smith's Views -- 8. Conclusion |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index |
| Subject |
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
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Economists -- Great Britain.
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Capitalism.
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Teleology.
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| LC no. |
2002036805 |
| ISBN |
1840149019 |
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