| Description |
1 online resource (184 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, v. 116 |
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Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, v. 116
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: Personal ethics and social morality; 2 Sympathy, communication, exchange: The horizontal world; 3 The vertical world of the impartial spectator; 4 The paradoxical synthesis; 5 Conclusion: The ethics of morality; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The fertility of Adam Smith's work stems from a paradoxical structure where the pursuit of economic self-interest and wealth accumulation serve wider social objectives. The incentive for this wealth accumulation comes from a desire for social recognition or "sympathy"--The need to recognise ourselves in our peers -- which is the primary incentive for moderating and transforming our violent and egotistical passions. Adam Smith thus examines in detail the subliminal emotional structure underlying market behaviour. This new book by Professor Jan Horst Keppler presents an Adam Smith fo |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
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| SUBJECT |
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 fast |
| Subject |
Economics -- Sociological aspects.
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Economics -- Sociological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chase, Robert
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| ISBN |
9780203847565 |
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0203847563 |
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